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don'T ThroW red WolVes under The Bus Thank you for your April 10 article "Don't Tread on Me,” which mentions the possibility of closing the WNC Nature Center, home to one of the Species Survival Plans for critically endangered red wolves. There are fewer than 100 red wolves in the wild. Several of those have been killed in recent months by hunters mistaking them for coyotes. We don't need to add to the struggle to keep red wolves alive in the wild. The WNC Nature Center is playing a key part in keeping the population from becoming extinct. And extinction is forever. The center already has a business plan in place that will bring in increased revenue. Many of us who live in other states also contribute funds toward red wolf recovery. This species is important and we want it to survive! There are many ways that revenue can be raised to keep the center open. We need to start thinking about the legacy that we are leaving to our children and grandchildren. Will it be red wolves? Or just the memory of them? — Janet Hoben Burbank, Calif.
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heed The hoWl of The Wild After reading your April 10 article "Don't Tread on Me," I felt an immediate sense of both worry and dread. The article mentions the potential closing of the WNC Nature Center, and that place is more than just an economic burden. Rather, I would argue that it has helped the city of Asheville. It has brought around 100,000 people to the city each year, and the howls of the red wolves are ones of gratitude. A dying species, the red wolves are faced with some of the gravest threats by people today, and places like the WNC Nature Center do much to preserve them and educate others about them. I encourage people not to hear the howl of this crimson wolf as either a monstrous bellow or even a divine voice but as a call from one of the greatest symbols of the American wild and a remnant of America's natural history. — Jonathan W. Thurston Nashville, Tenn.
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Asheville’s much-touted charm and mystique failed to impress social-media generalist David Landsel, who included 28801 in his April 8 Huffington Post travel polemic, “10 Terribly Overrated Destinations.” As a caption to an image of a forlorn Carolina Lane, Landsel described the city as “packed with urban escapees chasing the past — driving up prices any higher than they've a right to go, out here in the middle of nowhere — this trafficchoked mountain town has degenerated into the worst kind of tourist trap: One that won't admit it.” The slouched brick and gouged pavement of the alley illustrates the itinerant columnist’s impressions of the city, which he rejected with a sighing “Next,” having endured repeated disappointments as a visitor. Many citizen-readers in turn dismissed his characterizations as sour grapes, or worse, the misperceptions of a dilettante; others seemed to agree that “this physically and emotionally fragmented mountain town full of people who seem really annoyed by everything — including your presence here — is no fun anymore.” What do you think? Are you emotionally fragmented? Is this no fun anymore? — Jaye Bartell
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Well at least they said our food was fine? One person's opinion does not a town make. — Tom I respectfully disagree with the author's take on our great city. Asheville is a mecca for those who want to "live and let live." It has a thriving and rich arts community; the desire to live greener and more sustainable lives is ever present here in the people. The food is local, fresh, tasty and affordable. Families find that they have an array of outdoor and indoor activities for themselves and their children to choose from. No beaches here, that's granted, but Lake Lure and Chimney Rock are nearby as well as other rivers, lakes, parks and nature trails. I'm proud to be raising my daughter here after living in Nashville, then Knoxville for years. The traffic is the same as any other place of beauty which serves only as a testament to its appeal. The city enchanted me with its charm and I feel that this article has misrepresented the true spirit of Asheville. — Ketty I would have to agree in someway with this blog. My job moved me here, and I love the city itself, but the cost of living REALLY sucks. We ended up buying a house in Mars Hill because of our budget and quality of the home. I wish I could be one of those jobless people sitting at the bar right now on this beautiful sunny day. — Laura
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We brought that label upon ourselves by collaborating with every single travel mag and kowtowing to the Avett Brothers and similar Pollyanna noveau bottom feeders. And you're pissed off now? If only there were an Asheville version of the Nuremberg Trials. Congrats, Asheville. When you tell all your social media "friends" about your favorite fishing hole, well, guess what happens. Gentrification. — boatrocker
Jaye Bartell @JayeBartell @davidlandsel How is AVL “emotionally fragmented”? Intriguing statement.
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Jaye Bartell @JayeBartell 2h @davidlandsel And how, or through what situations, was that fragmentation observable? David Landsel @davidlandsel @JayeBartell Locked in conflict between old and new ...
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Jaye Bartell @JayeBartell 2h @davidlandsel Have you visited regularly throughout the years? Just wondering about scale. Also, what do you mean by subgroups? David Landsel @davidlandsel 2h @JayeBartell Regular over past eight years. (Groups = money, no money, hippie, not hippie, urban escapees, conservatives, libs, etc.).
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Asheville counts on tourist dollars and positions itself as a destination city and therefore will be looked at on that basis and on that basis I agree that we fail. I live here. I like a lot about this place. But if I was trying to figure out where to go for fun, joy, an amazing experience, I can think of a lot of places I would go first. Driving and parking downtown is worse than any place I've lived and worked, and that includes San Diego, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis — and we're supposed to be a destination city? A huge part of this city is dedicated to the ugliest possible landscape we could figure out (hello, Patton Avenue and Tunnel Road). On the merits of being a great vacation spot, we do indeed suck. — Jeannie If we suck as a vacation spot, why are we a tourist town? Do people in Atlanta, Charlotte, Florida, Michigan, New York, and D.C. just have low standards? (By the way, I used to work in hotels. Those were the top places people were coming from.) — hauntedheadnc I think the criticism is a little harsh, but not without some validity. Yes, the food overall is pretty good, although when compared to other metropolitan areas, it does not rise to the top. Prices are too high for pretty much everything, most notably property. While there is a vibrant arts scene, there are also a lot of untalented hacks too. The number of pan-handlers seems to grow by the week, taking the fun out of meandering downtown. But in spite of some legitimate negatives, Asheville does have a very unique atmosphere, not found anywhere else. Plus, the generally progressive political sentiment of the city (City Council faux progressives excepted) is a main attraction for many of us. — Dionysis The only reason Asheville is "overrated" is that it promotes itself far more loudly than a very small city would be expected to.
Expectations are raised far higher for anything short of NYC to meet. As for parking and walking downtown, I too was frustrated at first, until I learned not to even try for street parking and go straight to the parking decks, which provide cheap, easy access to walkable downtown, which is the biggest asset Asheville has (or at least should). ... [T]ourists who want to pull up and park at the front door of everything should stay out of Asheville, for their sake and ours. — Big Al
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Sounds like the H.P. writer's brain might be half empty. We have traffic jams? Compared to what, the Arctic? I like to tell the story of how I was stuck in traffic on I-240 one day for the better part of five minutes but simply gazed upon the beauty of the distant mountains. — Alan Ostmann It may be an attempt to spare Asheville the influx of Canadian and Floridian vehicles. — Heather Moore Maybe they will all go somewhere else. BTE take the people who moved here with you. — M. Michael Hyatt Asheville is a terrible place to live. I can't wait to get out. — Greg Lewis Greg if you need a ride to the bus station I'd be happy to give you a ride. :) — Der Zeitgeist Geistreich It sure sounds to me like David did not have a very good guide, or receive very good advice on how to enjoy our "physically and emotionally fragmented mountain town." If you did not enjoy your stay, or the traffic, maybe you should just stay away. Those of us that live here love it here. I would bet that if he were to come and stay with us, he could see the "real" Asheville and would likely have a much different opinion to share. Sounds pretty clear to me that Mr Landsel is exactly the type of tourist that no-one wants here, anyway. — Dave Whitehead I agree with you, dave! we try to make it that way AT LEAST twice a year ... love it there! — Megan Callihan Barrett
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Who’s in, who’s out: Rep. Patrick McHenry says he’ll defend his seat in the U.S. House rather than challenge Sen. Kay Hagan, pictured here with Vietnam veteran Dockie Brendle. During a recent Asheville visit, Hagan presented him with his third Purple Heart. Photo by Max Cooper
By Jake frankel Despite poll numbers fueling speculation that he might run for U.S. Senate next year, Rep. Patrick McHenry says he’ll seek another term in the U.S. House representing Western North Carolina’s 10th District. Over the last few months, surveys conducted by Public Policy Polling have showed McHenry at the top of the pack of potential Republican rivals against Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan. But the five-term incumbent says, “I’m grateful for the good numbers, but I think I’ve got a better opportunity to make a difference here in the House.” He adds, “I want to end the distraction about this potential Senate run so I can get back and focus on the work that I need to be doing to help get this economy going.” Pundits predict that Hagan, a freshman senator who ousted elizabeth dole in 2008, will be a top target of national Republican efforts next year. “Our numbers are good, and it’s going to be a favorable year, and we’ve got a weak incumbent, who is a ripe target,” says McHenry, who is helping lead the National Republican Congressional Committee’s recruitment and outreach efforts. Other prominent North Carolina Republicans popping up in the polls as viable challengers to Hagan include Lt. Gov. dan Forest, Labor
Commissioner Cherie Berry, 5th District Rep. virginia Foxx, 2nd District Rep. Renee ellmers, N.C. Senate Pro Tem Phil Berger, and N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis. “The great news for Republican prospects for the senate seat is we’ve got a deep bench,” says McHenry. “We’ve got a talented congressional delegation. We’ve got great members of the state legislature. So that gives us a great opportunity.” However, the latest Public Policy poll shows Hagan in front of all potential GOP challengers. She also raised more than $1.6 million in the first three months of the year, ending the quarter with $2.7 million cash on hand, according to Politico. Meanwhile, Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy has already thrown her hat in to the ring: She’ll run against McHenry in the 10th District next year. She ran for the congressional seat last year, but lost to then-state Rep. Patsy Keever in the Democratic primary. McHenry beat Keever by a margin of 14 percent. Asked about Bellamy’s challenge, McHenry says he hasn’t yet given it much thought. “To each their own,” he notes. “I’m focused on doing my day job, and we’ll let the voters decide. I think it’s premature to have those discussions.” X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 115, or jfrankel@mountainx.com.
WhaT’s nexT for WesTern highlands neTWork? By caiTlin Byrd One week after state officials notified Western Highlands Network of plans to end its Medicaid waiver contract July 31, WHN board members report that the future of the Asheville-based organization will come in one of two ways: merge with another local management entity, or pilot an integrated health-care program. “The state wants us to figure out what we’re going to do,” Western Highlands interim CEO Charlie schoenheit said at the board’s April 12 meeting. “We’ve got a couple of weeks to come up with our plan. We don’t have a lot of time to mess around.” The first option means merging with one of 11 local management entities in the state, while trying to keep as many of the existing staff as possible. These organizations are available 24/7, helping people find information about how to receive services in their county for mental health, developmental disabilities or substance abuse. Schoenheit noted that Western Highlands has already “received letters of interest from across the state.” The closest management entity to Western Highlands is Smoky Mountains LME, which serves individuals in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, McDowell, Swain, Watauga and Wilkes counties. Board member Mandy stone said that, should Western Highlands take this route, it would not be the first time a merger has happened in the state. However, it would be the first time that one occurred after a contract termination. “I think that’s what caused anxiety for providers and consumers, [who want] to know whether they were going to have local input in how we go forward,” Stone explained. The second option involves creating a pilot program centered on an integrated care model, in which behavioral health care and medical health care are managed comprehensively as a way to look at the whole person and reduce costs in the long-term, Stone said. Board chair Charles vines says in the next two to three weeks, the board will sit down with state officials and attorneys to sort out legal options for pursuing the pilot program. State officials “are willing to allow us to have input, lots of input, and we’re going to work to make the best decision we can,” Vines says. The pilot program matches the state’s long-range “Partnership for a Healthy North Carolina” plan, which “calls for the creation of several statewide Comprehensive Care Entities that will provide the framework to deliver high quality, patient-centered care to Medicaid recipients.” Presented earlier this year, the plan awaits approval from the North Carolina General Assembly. Stone says, “We’re the perfect community to pilot an integrated model. ... It’s in our [federally qualified health center] at Minnie Jones,
it’s a part of our hospital system, it’s a part of MAHEC and how they train docs.” Both options came out of an April 11 meeting: Six of the seven county managers who serve on the Western Highlands board traveled to Raleigh and met with Alonda Wos, secretary of N.C. Department of Health and Human Services; Carol streckel, director of N.C. Division of Medical Assistance; and DHHS staff to discuss the termination of the Medicaid waiver. Western Highlands board members say the state apologized for how the notification was handled, but voiced frustration nonetheless. “We were here Friday morning [April 8] in a meeting. Now, you tell me that [state officials] decided at 3 p.m. [that day] to do this? No. They knew good and damn well what was going on and they had to know, or should have known, that we were here. They should have had somebody here and said, ‘Hey folks, we need to talk about this,’” board member steve Wyatt told Xpress after the meeting. Board members maintained that they’ll determine Western Highland’s fate based not only on what it means for the network’s more than 300 providers but for how it affects the more than 10,000 consumers the network serves at any given time. “Our main objective is to make sure that, whatever process we end up with at the end of the day, we make sure everything is as seamless as possible to the clients and the providers at the end. The clients are the most important thing that’s on our mind right now [and] how we’re going to continue to take care of them. And hopefully the transition will not affect them whatsoever,” Vines said. Until then, Schoenheit noted, “It’s business as usual. We are going to continue to do authorizations. We’re going to continue to take in new consumers through our access department. All these functions are still going to continue while we figure out what we’re going to do and while we’re making the transition.” X
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Earth Day means more than a one-daya-year celebration. It’s about finding ways to sustain ourselves for the long haul. It means looking beyond the economics of creating jobs and supporting small businesses. It means pondering how to create truly local systems (can we grow enough wheat here to supply the region’s many bakers?). It entails questioning how and why we run our healthcare systems the way we do. It includes trying to bring everyone to the discussion, especially those on the fringes of our economic system — what does sustainability mean when it costs more to buy locally grown kale than it does to buy a fast-food-chain hamburger? Biking to work helps reduce air pollution, but that’s not a viable option for many. But that hints at the bigger question: How do you get the sustainability initiatives of a few to multiply into the efforts of the many? Then we might get somewhere. In this sustainability-focused issue, our writers and contributors touch the tips of a host of icebergs. If you’ve got a few notions about sustainability, share them with us. Fill out the sustainability checklist. Let us know what individuals, groups and organizations are working on the many aspects of the issue. Help point the way forward. — Margaret Williams Challenging the paradigm Environmetal educators plant seeds of change shared CreatiOn Building a better future from Asheville’s margins missing linK The gaps in the sustainable economy COming intO FOCUs Asheville’s worldview war a healthy perspeCtive A local doctor ponders a future of better care lOaF stOry The crumb of your loaf tells a story sUstainaBle style WNC’s burgeoning slow fashion movement
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By JaCKie starKey When it comes to sustainability, where are you? On a scale of 1 (never heard of it) to 10 (sustainability guru), i’d give myself a ___ i get tO WOrK By Biking Walking Riding the bus Driving an electric/hybrid/ fuel-efficient vehicle Carpooling Staying at home i live Off the grid In an old, drafty house In a weatherized home In a NC HealthyBuilt home In an eco village In an apartment In temporary housing i Wash my ClOthes: In a high-efficiency washer In cold water
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By hand At the laundromat As little as possible i dry my ClOthes In a high-efficiency dryer In an older appliance On the clothesline tO Keep my hOme Warm/COOl: I use a solar/geothermal/ net-zero system I keep my thermostat 68 in winter, 74 in summer I open windows and sweat it out I add another log to the fire i enJOy: Tried and true sustainable living The latest health fad All the sustainability publicity Unfettered consumption i eat: Organically Only locally produced food What’s cheapest Food, mostly
i reCyCle: Paper Cardboard Plastic Cans Clothing Furniture Everything Nothing i Use: Reusable water bottles Reusable bags Goods with recycled fibers in the OFFiCe & at hOme: I’ve gone paperless I’ve gone semi-paperless I use recycled paper I work for a paper company I’m all-digital, all the time at my hOUse, i: Grow vegetables/fruits/herbs Plant trees Don’t have a green thumb in my COmmUnity, i’m mOst COnCerned aBOUt: Our carbon footprint Air quality Water quality Social justice Land conservation Recycling/disposal systems Job creation Supporting local businesses i give time Or mOney tO: “Green” projects Preserves/nature sanctuaries Environmentally responsible companies Social programs that focus on sustainability Green construction projects and i: Educate myself on sustainable issues Stay current on environmental news Aim to be more environmentally responsible Try to make my community more environmentally responsible Teach my kids about sustainability Just try to keep my head above water/roof over my head
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Challenging the paradigm envirOnmental edUCatOrs plant seeds OF Change By JaKe FranKel Even as corporations spend billions of dollars on advertising and lobbying to encourage maximum consumption, local environmental educators are working hard to shape a more sustainable worldview — one mind at a time. Whether it’s through classroom lessons, hikes or a visit to the Nature Center, the ultimate goal is expanding students’ perspectives on who they are and how they can live more in harmony with natural systems. The sustainability movement says we must find ways to meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations and other life forms to meet their needs. But that simple idea can run afoul of deeply ingrained societal norms that stress convenience and quick profits more than long-term consequences. And as the battle for hearts and minds continues, local educators find themselves on the front lines.
“sO many OF my stUdents dOn’t even KnOW that FOOd is grOWn in sOil.” sarah dUFFer, asheville high
planting seeds As one of society’s principal institutions for individual and community betterment, public schools play a key role in fostering environmental awareness, educators say. And Buncombe County Schools are embracing that goal with open arms, Communications Director Jan Blunt reports. The system's goal, she notes, is helping "students reach their full potential and become successful, responsible citizens in a diverse global society. I think that mission is what environmental education is about: Being a responsible citizen entails care for the environment." Blunt cites a number of steps toward that goal that the county schools have taken in recent years. In partnership with Reading Riding Retrofit: The N.C. Green Schools Program and several other local nonprofits, Buncombe County has created a system to encourage and recognize different schools' environmental initiatives. At A.C. Reynolds Middle School, a group of students shares weekly "How we can help the Earth" announcements with their fellow class-
mates; Haw Creek Elementary built a wildlife habitat/nature trail on campus, and several schools have launched extensive recycling or gardening programs. Those undertakings dovetail well with state educational requirements, says Kay Mcleod, the county schools’ science curriculum specialist. When students are “active in gardens with rain barrels, collecting aluminum cans, and aware about cars idling,” she explains, “all those things link back to [lessons concerning] air quality, soil, food, ecosystems and relationships with animals. Sustainability is the whole thing. … Letting students make their own choices, but guiding them toward understanding their carbon footprint." And as general awareness of sustainability issues grows, the public school science curriculum is following suit, adds McLeod. "The next generation of science standards is all about how systems work, rather than specific smaller areas of study," she reveals. "That wasn’t happening 10 or 15 years ago. … They are leaning toward a much more environmental perspective."
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lenoir-rhyne professor Keith mcdade (left) and asheville high school environmental science teacher sarah duffer are working in the classroom to encourage students to think about sustainability. photos by max Cooper
In that vein, McLeod is excited about a curriculum she developed to take advantage of the county's two new LEED-certified intermediate schools, Eblen and Koontz, as learning laboratories. Completed last year, both schools use rooftop cisterns to collect rainwater for irrigation, exploit natural lighting, and use other cutting-edge features to save electricity. A dashboard displays those energy savings for everyone to see. Meanwhile, the Asheville City Schools are hoping to replace the aging Isaac Dickson Elementary and Asheville Middle School with comparable green facilities.
QUestiOning the statUs QUO sarah duffer’s story showcases environmental education’s ability to transform lives. At Asheville High in 1998, she was among a handful of teenagers to take one of the country's first advanced placement environmental science courses. Duffer now teaches that class and other environmental courses there herself. "I just totally fell in love with environmental science because my teacher, Mr. [Bob] Wilson, was so passionate about it," she explains. "It was so relevant, and I loved being able to take hikes and see and apply what I was learning in the classroom. I really loved that real-world applicability. And I always wanted to be in a position where I could educate people." After earning a degree in environmental policy at UNCA, Duffer says she's thrilled to be able to try to kindle that same inspiration in her charges. "My students, my co-workers and my content feed my soul," she reveals.
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Still, the work isn’t easy. "We live in really challenging times. There's so many parts of our existence that are broken: society, the economy and the environment. How do I keep environmental education hopeful? How do we stay optimistic about this when we're looking at issues like climate collapse and resource depletion? How do we move forward out of that without taking antidepressants?" The answer, says Duffer, "is selfempowerment." "I get energized by the hope that one person can make a difference, and I really try to communicate that to my students. Environmental issues seem like they're so overwhelming, but if you focus on your own life and actions, your lifestyle, and really try to do the best you can — and also educate the people around you and support their efforts — then hopefully change will occur." Duffer’s introductory environmental science course has been a graduation requirement since 2001. But because a high percentage of Asheville High students come from disadvantaged backgrounds, communicating basic ecological concepts can be a struggle. "So many of my students don't even know that food is grown in soil," she reveals. And meanwhile, she continues, "The whole psychology of being in high school is, 'Who has what?' and, 'Who's wearing what?'" "We live in this consumerist society,” Duffer points out, and the message often is, “If you don't have all the stuff, then you're just a non-person. Part of teaching students is helping them question paradigms so they can at least have the chance to be more fulfilled people. I really try to get them to question the whole consumer lifestyle."
“Providing a living wage ties directly to sustainable economies and sustainable housing. Low-income houses tend to be the most drafty and energy-intensive. We have some great weatherization programs but need to work on better business models so workers can afford them.” — Heath Moody, A-B Tech
“People will continue to move to our area to raise families, start businesses and retire. Redevelopment downtown and new development in the surrounding suburban and rural areas have a ripple effect on critical issues of sustainability, including infrastructure, cost of living, transportation, energy, food production and economic development.” — Duncan McPherson, Samsel Architects
BUILDING HUMAN CAPITAL These days, local high school graduates have more options for nurturing their passion for environmental issues through higher education right here in Buncombe County. Both Warren Wilson College and UNCA have garnered national recognition for their environmental programs and initiatives. In 2000, Warren Wilson joined more than 350 universities in 40 countries in signing the Talloires Declaration, pledging to "create an institutional culture of sustainability." Clearly, the college has taken its commitment to heart. In 2004, the National Wildlife Federation hailed the school as one of 24 leading institutions "working for a sustainable future." In 2006, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education honored Warren Wilson with a Campus Sustainability Award, and in 2008, Sierra magazine ranked the college fourth in the nation for its "overall commitment to sustainability," according to the school's website.
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“Sustainability starts in the temple of our hearts. Our community will be sustainable when people start serving others without expecting anything in return. In the yoga world, this is called karma yoga.” — Michael Greenfield, Asheville Community Yoga
“Only when sustainable practices truly become easy, practical and cost-efficient will the majority of people change their lifestyles in a way that impacts the environment less. Figuring out the social and behavioral mechanisms that play a part in people’s lives, and how to utilize these mechanisms in promoting behavioral change, is an important step.” — Kristin Emery, UNCA Student Environmental Center
A number of local environmental leaders are Warren Wilson graduates. One is Buncombe County Commissioner brownie Newman, a former Asheville City Council member who’s vice president of FLS Energy, a solar development company. Meanwhile, over at UNCA, "Sustainability isn’t just an idea. It drives campuswide habits and purchasing decisions, and it plays a strong role in planning how the campus grows," a recent feature in the school's official magazine stated. A new dorm boasts a groundbreaking geothermal heating and cooling system and other green features. The Student Environmental Center is bustling with activity, and students recently voted to increase their own yearly fees by $10 to raise money to extend a campus greenway. There's so much going on, in fact, that UNCA is considering establishing a sustainability council and hiring a campus sustainability director to coordinate it all, says Amy Jessee, who works in the university’s communication and marketing office. Yet another local school, Lenoir-Ryne University, recently began offering a master’s degree in sustainability studies at its Asheville campus. It's the first graduate program of its kind in Western North Carolina and one of only about 35 in the country, assistant professor Keith Mcdade reports. “It makes sense on so many levels," he explains, “because Asheville, in particular, and the region, offer a living laboratory of sorts to learn about so many interesting things that are being tried. There's course work that learns from the community and also reaches out to the community." The program's whole purpose, says McDade, is “to build human capital. That's the role of any institution. And the more we can do that in a way that's serving the needs of Asheville, Buncombe County, WNC and beyond, the better."
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“Asheville/Buncombe is a divided community politically, racially and economically. Most of the time when we as individuals think of sustainability, we think of the environment and not about relationships (personal, community and business). Resilient communities should work toward the goal that individuals want to live in safe neighborhoods, eat healthy food, drink clean water and inhale clean air, regardless of their economic means, color of skin, gender, who they love and/or worship.” — Darcel Eddins, Bountiful Cities
Idealism aside, students also need to be able to make a living once they graduate. And McDade believes the prospects are good for students with a deep understanding of sustainability issues. "As we move forward,” he observes, “lots of organizations are recognizing the need for this kind of thinking." McLeod, the science specialist, agrees, recalling what she used to tell her students at North Buncombe High: Although the challenges "can be depressing, you're living at an exciting time — a time when the things that your generation does can make a difference for the world.” That belief leaves her hopeful. "I think they will step up," she predicts. "We might help spawn their ideas, but they're the ones who can take us forward with them." X Jake Frankel can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 115, or at jfrankel@mountainx.com.
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By DAVID FORBES In Asheville’s thirst for sustainability, it's easy to forget that a third of the city's workers are low-wage, and in some neighborhoods, survival is the top priority. The obstacles to pondering a sustainable future — then trying to create it — can seem daunting. That’s where Olufemi Lewis and Itiyopiya Ewart come in. As gardeners, activists and Hillcrest residents, they aim to create Ujamaa Freedom Mobile Market, a worker-owned business that brings healthy food to the areas that need it. Ujamaa means "cooperative economics" in Swahili. Its participants will share the work and the rewards, Lewis and Ewart explain.
“There’s more discussion about sustainability than anything being implemented. We go to these meetings, they talk about surveys done in 1977. We bring it up to 2013, and we’re still asking what we need? People need jobs that allow them to pay their rent, to eat and to possibly have some savings so they can enjoy their life. People need access to healthy food; to affordable, reliable public transportation.” — Itiyopiya Ewart, Ujamaa Freedom Mobile Market
“We want [our neighbors] to see that even though you have limited resources, you can still create something where you're working for yourself,” Lewis points out. Too often, healthy foods are unavailable in neighborhoods where the closest sources for groceries are convenience stores, and even when healthier fare is available, it's unaffordable. Trucks and buses sometimes visit those neighborhoods, selling junk or snack food, the women mention. Ujamaa presents an alternative: Lewis and Ewart plan to offer fresh produce, health information, cooking classes and more to some of the city’s poorest residents. They also want to demonstrate what two ordinary women can do — and how to close the gap between working-class, lower-income groups and the rest of Asheville. “For communities to be sustainable, we're going to have to [show] we can work for ourselves,” says Lewis. Both women say that philosophy is key forthose they hope to involve in the project — people who, like them, have faced challenges but have an eye to the future. Lewis, despite earning nursing certifications from A-B Tech, found the door shut to a career
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because of her misdemeanor assault conviction in 2002. Ewart has been homeless. Together, they hope to connect their neighborhood to a more viable economic network. Community gardens, they explain, can provide the produce and Ujamaa, in turn, can spark much-needed revenue for participants. “We're creating a cooperative-style business to address food-access issues and the financial struggles we've personally had,” Lewis says. “We want to create employment for ourselves, being worker-owners, not just working for the cause, but seeing some financial rewards for it.” Ewart sums up their perspective, noting, “Kale is too expensive. So go grow your own kale.”
THE BIG DISCONNECT To make their dream a reality, Ewart and Lewis have shared their ideas with the Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council and a variety of people and groups, from nonprofits to fellow activists. Both remark that they’ve stepped into a new world, marked by differences in backgrounds and perceptions. “Meetings, meetings, meetings. My daughter tells me I'm drowning in meetings,” Lewis says with a long laugh, shaking her head. The friends have observed that some sustainability activists “can tell you about their fabulous vacation in South America or to the Swiss Alps or the beaches of South France,” says Ewart.
Sustainability starts here: Itiyopiya Ewart (center) and Olufemi Lewis (right) have a plan — Ujamaa Freedom Mobile Market will bring healthy food and cooperative economics to low-income neighborhoods. Photo by Max Cooper
“It's a big disconnect,” says Lewis, who has lived in Hillcrest for 10 years and finds the prospect of another 10 “not sustainable.” In many discussions with other community leaders, she notes, many ideas and initiatives assume a level of resources and services many working-class and lower-income people simply don't have. Ewart says, “When you're experiencing poverty you're looked down on,” even by some in the sustainability activism community, and even though others share their conviction that gaps can be bridged and that there’s a better future for the community at large. She also remarks that the sense of urgency is not the same for others as it is for her. “Let's stop talking, having all these meetings, and move forward with a plan to get something sustainable in action.” Determined to make Ujamaa a reality, Ewart and Lewis keep coming back to the meetings, listening, speaking and hoping for action and support. “There's a lot of talk,” Lewis says. “And at the end of the day, I go back to Hillcrest.”
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THE SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE
MISSING LINK
THE GAPS IN THE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
BY DAVID FORBES From a desk in a former public-housing unit across from the W.C. Reid Center, Marilyn Bass ponders what a sustainable economy should look like. An Asheville native, she grew up when Jim Crow laws kept African-Americans away from basic rights and opportunities, and she witnessed the impact of urban renewal, when some neighborhoods with a long history were leveled. Asheville was a long way from having its first African-American mayor or renewed prosperity downtown, "but in some ways, things haven't changed" when it comes to the status of low-income and minority people in Asheville, Bass says. Over three decades, she has helped steer the economy in a more sustainable direction, before the word was commonly used. Bass served as the city's first minority-affairs director, consulted in redevelopment efforts on the Block, and helped many minority- and womenowned businesses get off the ground.
“If the growing green economy lacks diverse stakeholders, its effects benefit only those voices at the table, and its leadership will remain accessible only to those with political power or economic means.” — Billy Schweig, Green Opportunities
These days, she does community outreach with Asheville Green Opportunities, which puts forth the ongoing Reid Center renovations as a model of how to provide low-income communities with sustainable jobs while building green. The mentality, she says, is different in communities with less wealth, and working-class people, in general, approach sustainability from their own perspective. “You have a survival piece that kicks in when you're talking about extremely low wealth,” Bass says. “We have people [who] have business acumen or green construction knowledge, but they need a foot in the door.” Still alive and kicking, the good-ol’-boy network often proves to be an obstacle even in the “green” economy, sometimes shutting out women, lowincome people and minorities, Bass assserts. “Whether it's in construction or in business in general, it's who you know and who you network with. People do business with [those] they feel comfortable with,” she says. “If there's been an absence of certain groups, people may not have a level of comfort to go through with deals or hiring. That's in green business or tradi-
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“Imagine a visitor to Asheville having the opportunity to stay in a sustainable hotel, dine at a farm-to-table, solar-powered restaurant, cruise the Parkway in a solar-fueled electric vehicle, and relax in the evenings at one of our energy-efficient, sustainable microbreweries!” — Tim Ballard, Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute
tional business. It's a bit different in the green economy, but it still goes on.” Bass argues, “It's incumbent on both groups — the people who have been marginalized and the business community — to reach out. Our country is increasingly becoming more diverse, and our business community needs to reflect that.” Over the years, she says, Asheville has not made the headway on the problem as it should, and many are left out of the city's rising prosperity. Yet, Bass sees spirit and ingenuity in the struggle not just to survive but thrive in a sustainable way. She rattles off the community gardens located all around the city, and other initiatives emerging from the grassroots (see “Shared Creation” elsewhere in this issue). “Urban agriculture is a big piece,” she says. “Health issues are big concern, [as is] the cost of fresh fruits and vegetables. Obesity is a big concern. So we work on that,” Bass says. And in fighting those issues, she hopes to create a better foundation for the whole city, so everyone can “see that you can be inclusive, despite the challenges, and diversity is its own good.” X David Forbes can be reached at 251-1333, ext. 137, or dforbes@mountainx.com.
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the sUstainaBility issUe
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COming intO FOCUs asheville’s WOrldvieW War By steve rasmUssen After years in the trenches of Asheville’s pitched battles over development and natural resources — Parkside, the Downtown Master Plan, Rep. Moffitt’s seizure of the water system — I’ve come to see that our little city is on the front lines of a full-blown worldview war. At first it was hard to identify the opposing philosophies through the fog of battling buzzwords. But once I learned to decipher their codes, it became clear which two forces are at war: selfinterest and sustainability. The self-interest camp was easier to recognize, especially after its partisans conquered Raleigh and overran our state government. In many a debate and public hearing, I’ve heard them trumpeting their single-minded doctrine: private profit über alles. Deriding government initiatives as “social engineering,” its political camp followers proclaim that “deregulation” and “market-based reforms” will liberate the “private sector” to efficiently exploit such “commodities” as our homes and forests. A developer betrays his loyalty to self-interest when he attacks environmental protections as violations of “private property rights” and declares that he can do anything he pleases with his real estate, whose “highest and best use” is defined as whatever makes the owner the most money. Behind the bullet-point barrage and the John Locke and Ayn Rand quotes, however, this glorification of selfishness, which critics call “free-market fundamentalism,” seems barely distinguishable from how criminals and sociopaths rationalize their choices. In contrast, sustainability seemed hidden in the weeds like some grassroots insurgency. True, at outposts such as Asheville City Hall, I could pick up the movement’s buzzwords: rejecting “uncontrolled sprawl” (which self-interest hails as “unshackled growth”), preserving historic structures through “adaptive reuse,” and creating “greenways” to conserve species’ natural habitats. “Mixed-use” development and “affordable housing” aim to break down economic and social barriers, and economic, social and environmental “diversity” is paramount. Each of those goals was appealing enough, but taken together they seemed chaotic. What core principle could possibly unify this ragtag revolution? Where could I read sustainability’s manifesto? At last I found it, enshrined in the opening pages of Asheville’s 2025 Plan. City planners and Council members cite this comprehensive, community-developed blueprint whenever they make a major recommendation or decision, much as courts ground important rulings in the Bill of Rights. According to the plan’s “Vision”
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section, “Sustainability is a balancing of economic objectives, social goals and environmental resources in a way that works for both present and future generations.” Sustainability is based on what its theorists call the “triple bottom line” of economic viability, community development and environmental stewardship — or “profit + people + planet.” In the long term, each component’s health depends on keeping all of them in balance. For organizations that adopt the triple bottom line, Council member Cecil Bothwell has written, “Dollars and quality of life and the environment are all deemed to be of equal importance.”
OUr little City is On the FrOnt lines OF a FUll-BlOWn WOrldvieW War BetWeen selFinterest and sUstainaBility. Rather than enforcing a shortsighted focus on the next quarter’s profits, sustainability uses a trifocal lens to diversify one’s view. Up close, you’re still looking out for yourself, but in the middle ground, you recognize society’s interests. And toward the far horizon, your perspective broadens to include the wider world not made by man. No wonder the free-market fundamentalists feel threatened. This isn’t a proper opposition, an antithesis they can compete with and defeat, like capitalism versus communism, or corporations vs. government. It’s a synthesis that includes but refuses to be dominated by the profit motive’s all-devouring force. Caring about one’s fellow creatures becomes a counterweight to self-interest, which sustainability doesn’t actually fight but rather embraces and mellows, like a cop in a commune. Sustainability also induces holistic thinking. Eavesdropping on City Council’s March 11 strategic retreat, I noticed how animated the discussion became when Gordon Smith observed that many Council priorities, such as affordable housing, food security and multimodal transportation, intersect “like a Venn diagram.” Lauren Bradley, the city’s director of finance and management services, noted how
“What we value in most cases is similar: clean, abundant water, beautiful landscapes, affordable health care, good jobs. The way forward is complex, and it takes an integration of the best thinking — one “side” or another doesn’t have the full picture. The big issue for sustainability is how can we hold the integrity of diverse points of view, stop debating ... and move forward together?” — Tracy Kunkler, Dynamic Governance Institute
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well this view fits with the triple bottom line, which she said city staff are becoming fascinated with as a framework for analysis and planning. To me, these “3BL” lenses are downright subversive. Try them on and, suddenly, your home and yard morph from solitary castle into part of a community, an ecosystem. Picture-perfect lawns become sterile, nonnative environments whose runoff degrades local streams. Dilapidated “eyesores” start telling you their stories as historic buildings; a vacant lot’s “highest and best use” looks more like a community garden than yet another block of condos. You realize that your rights as an owner are tied to your responsibilities as a steward. Self-interest may have the upper hand in wealth and influence, but I suspect that in the triple bottom line, sustainability’s advocates have discovered a secret weapon that can ultimately win the worldview war. Here, Mr. Moffitt, just take a peek through these little lenses. X Steve Rasmussen lives near Rhododendron Creek in West Asheville. He can be contacted via oldenwilde.org.
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Asheville eArth DAy • SA (4/20), noon-10pm - Asheville Earth Day will feature music, art, food, activities for kids and environmental education throughout Lexington Ave. Free. Info: avlearthday.org. BrevArD College eArth DAy
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“Because sustainability affects everyone, we need a green economy that works for all of us, especially those who are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and high energy bills. The city’s low-income neighborhoods are still marked by chronic joblessness and lack of opportunity; many people and communities are left out of both prosperity and sustainability.” — Billy Schweig, Green Opportunities
• SA (4/20), 11am-5pm - Brevard College will host an Earth Day celebration featuring environmental activities, crafts, music, a kids' village, info booths and food. Environmental film screenings will be held at 3pm in the university's Dunham Auditorium. The festival will be held in the Porter Center amphitheatre. Festival free/$5 film screening. Info: brevard. edu/earthfest.
“The way forward is complex, and it takes an integration of the best thinking ... how can we hold the integrity of diverse points of view, stop debating ... and move forward together?.” — Tracy Kunkler, Dynamic Governance Institute
“Energy use was a hot-button issue back when Progress Energy wanted to build a new power plant in Woodfin, but it has taken a back burner to other issues as the comfortable status quo has set in.” — Tim Ballard, Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute
eArth DAy hike • MO (4/22), 1pm - Lake James State Park will offer an Earth Day hike at 6883 N.C. Highway 126, Nebo. Departs from the Paddy's Creek Bridge parking lot. Please carpool if possible. Info: 584-7728. eArth DAy sABBAth
“The biggest problem is the disconnect between what we as human beings do and how this relates to our environment. We turn on a light so easily yet don’t realize that the energy comes from coal, and that coal comes from mountaintop removal.” — Melanie Bonds, UNCA EcoReps program
• MO (4/22), 7-8pm - An Earth Day sabbath service will be held at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 337 Charlotte St. Free. Info: larson_ jean@hotmail.com. eArth DAy shreDDing • SA (4/20), 10am-2pm - PostNet of South Asheville will offer document shredding to celebrate Earth Day at 1831 Hendersonville Road #110. 49 cents/lb. Info: PostNet.com/nc141. eArth DAy vigil • SU (4/21), 7-8pm - WNC Green Congregations will host an Earth Day vigil in Pritchard Park featuring speakers and singing. Free. Info: annajane@wnca.org.
Celebrate Earth day with festivals, hikes and volunteer projects, such as a clean-up on the Tuckasegee river on Saturday, april 24 (see below for details)
eArth stewArDship DAy • SA (4/27), 9am-4pm - Earth Stewardship Day will feature hands-on environmental activities, followed by a picnic and music. Hosted by ECO at BRCC. Rain date: May 4. Info, registration and exact location: ecownc.org. eCo FleA MArket • SA (4/27), 8-11am - An Earth Day flea market will be held at SunTrust Bank, 200 N.C. 9, Black Mountain. Prices vary. Info: 669-2052. hiCkory nut Forest eArth DAy • SA (4/20), 10am-5pm - Hickory Nut Forest, 3963 Gerton Highway, Gerton, will offer a heirloom apple tree cuttings class, wildflower hike and a potluck picnic to celebrate Earth Day. Free. Info: LaughingWatersNC.com or 625-4780.
“The biggest risk to local food sustainability is the rampant development of what little prime agricultural land we have left in this area, and poor land use practices that erode and poison much of the remaining valuable topsoil.” — John Swann, Katuah Market
highlAnDs BotAniCAl gArDen work DAy • SA (4/20), 10am-noon - The Highlands Botanical Garden, 930 Horse Cove Road, Highlands, invites the public to remove ivy, nettles and blackberries and perform other outdoor tasks in honor of Earth Day. All ages. Refreshments provided. Info: highlandsbiological.org or 526-0188.
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poetry For eArth DAy • SA (4/27), 7pm - "Poetry for Earth Day" open mic will be held at Firestorm Cafe, 48 Commerce St. $5 donation to the Dogwood Alliance. Info: firestormcafe.com or 255-8115. soulFul sCienCe: eCology is the new theology • TU (4/23), 7pm & WE (4/24), 7:30pm "Eco-visionary" Rev. Michael Dowd will honor Earth Day with a presentation of "Evidential Inspiration and Hope" at Jubilee!, 46 Wall St., on Tuesday. He will present "Soulful Science: Ecology Is the New Theology" at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place on Wednesday. Donations requested. Info: jubileecommunity.org or uuasheville.org. strive not to Drive • FR (4/19) - ECO encourages the public to walk, carpool, bike and take buses in honor of Strive Not to Drive Day. Info: eco-wnc.org. tuCkAsegee river CleAnup • SA (4/20), 11am-1pm - WCU will host a cleanup of the Tuckaseigee River. Registration will be held in WCU's A.K. Hinds University Center at 11am. Life jackets, paddles and transportation provided. Entertainment and a free cookout to follow. Free. Info: 906-7444.
“Many cities’ buses and fleets run on 20 percent, 50 percent, even 100 percent biodiesel. The city of Asheville runs on a 5 percent biodiesel blend; the county doesn’t use any biodiesel in its fleet. A 100 percent biodiesel fuel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by almost 80 percent.” — Melita Kyriakou, Blue Ridge Biofuels
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aniMals All ABout BlueBirDs • TU (4/23), 1-4pm - Joe Sanders will lead "All About Bluebirds," a lecture and bird walk, at the N.C.
Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way. $37/$27 members. Info: ncarboretum.org.
ashevillehumane.org. CoMMunity pArtnership For pets • 1st & 3rd SATURDAYS, noon3pm - Community Partnership for Pets will sell low-cost spay/neuter vouchers the Blue Ridge Mall, 4 Seasons Blvd., Hendersonville. Info: 693-5172 or cpforpetsinc@ aol.com.
Asheville huMAne soCiety 14 Forever Friend Lane. Info: ashevillehumane.org or 761-2001. • SA (4/20), 1-3pm - An animal body language class will be offered to Asheville Humane Society volunteers. Info and registration: volunteer@ashevillehumane.org. • SU (4/21), 10am-2pm - Hiking Hounds invites volunteers to take shelter dogs on local hikes. Info and registration: ahshikinghounds@yahoo.com. • WE (4/24), 6-7pm & SA (4/27), 9-10am - A "Pooch Essentials" class invites volunteers to participate in hands-on activities with dogs and puppies. Volunteers must attend orientation prior to class. Info and registration: volunteer@ashevillehumane.org. --7-8pm - "Feline Fundamentals." Info and registration: volunteer@
Free spAy vouChers • The Humane Alliance offers free spay services for female felines. Pick up a Dudley Fund voucher at Humane Alliance, Pet Harmony, BWAR, Friends 2 Ferals or Asheville Humane Society. Info and appointment: humanealliance.org or 252-2079. Furever FrienDs • SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am-5pm - Furever Friends Animal Rescue Network and Sanctuary will host feline adoption events at Petco, 825 Brevard Road. Info: 398-4943. outwArD hounDs • WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 10am-1pm - Brother Wolf Animal Rescue invites the public to take adoptable dogs on local hikes. Meets at BWAR, 31 Glendale Ave. Free. Info: bwar. org or 505-3440.
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the truth ABout ChiMps • FR (4/19), 12:20pm - “The Truth About Chimps: An Ape’s View of the Congo Basin,” with primatologists David Morgan and Crickette Sanz, co-directors of the Goualougo Triangle Ape Project. Held in WCU's Natural Sciences Building auditorium. Free. Info: herzog@wcu.edu or 227-3360.
Due to the abundance of great things to do in our area, we only have the space in print to focus on timely events. Our print calendar now covers an eight-day range. For a complete directory of all Community Calendar groups and upcoming events, please visit www.mountainx. com/events. In order to qualify for a free listing, an event must cost no more than $40 to attend and be sponsored by and/or benefit a nonprofit. If an event benefits a business, it’s a paid listing. If you wish to submit an event for Clubland (our free live music listings), please e-mail clubland@mountainx.com.
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arT MAnDAlA-lA Art ClAss (pd.) May 11. Jacqueline Sacs/ Master Art Teacher • Includes all supplies with take home Goody Bag/Pries. Must reserve by May 6 - only 10 spots. 561-762-0070. Echo View Fiber Mill. $150. Bring Lunch/Song Lyrics.
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raising craft consciousness: Select Craft Guild of the Southern Highland artists will share their wares outside FIG Bistro in Biltmore Village on Sunday, April 21 starting at 4 p.m. Crafts for “springtime entertainment,” including clothing, accessories, jewelry and decorative items –– such as this piece by Linda Caristo –– will spotlight the creativity of our region’s professional artists. (pg. 28)
310 Art gAllery 191 Lyman St., #310. Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat., noon-4pm or by appointment. Info: 310art.com or 776-2716. • Through TU (4/30) Morphogenesis, a juried show of works by National Association of Women in the Arts members.
5 wAlnut wine BAr 5 Walnut St. Info: 5walnut.com. • Through TU (4/30) - Echoes, works by Maryanne Pappano and Brian Monteleone. AMeriCAn Folk Art AnD FrAMing Oui-Oui Gallery is located at 64 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am6pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: amerifolk.com or 281-2134. • Through WE (4/24) - Flowers in Waiting. • Through SU (4/28) - Face and Traditional Jugs: Living Southern Cultural Icons. Art At Asu Exhibits take place at Appalachian State University's Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, unless otherwise noted. Tues.Thurs. & Sat., 10am-6pm; Fri., noon-8pm. Donations accepted. Info: tcva.org or 262-7338. • Through SA (8/3) - Victor Ekpuk: Drawing Memories will be on display in Gallery B and Mayer Gallery's West Wing. • Through SA (6/1) - A group exhibition of Polish artists will be on display in the Main Gallery, East Wing. • Through SA (8/3) - Negotiation of the Secret Society Cloth: An Exploration of Ukara will be on display in Gallery A and Mayer Gallery's West Wing. • Through SA (8/3) - The BFA senior studio exhibition will be on display in the Community Gallery's East Wing. • Through SA (8/17) - Works by Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition winners will be on display in the Mezzanine Gallery's East Wing. Art At BrevArD College Exhibits are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: brevard.edu/art or 884-8188. • Through FR (4/26) - The regional high school art exhibition will be on display in the Mezzanine Gallery. • FR (4/19) through MO (5/6) The senior art exhibition will be on display in the Spiers Gallery. • FR (4/19), 5:30pm - Opening reception. Art At MArs hill College Weizenblatt Gallery: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Info: mhc.edu. • Through WE (5/8) - An exhibit of playing cards will be on display in the Renfro Library. Art At wCu Exhibits on display in the Fine Art Museum, unless otherwise noted. Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Thurs., 10am-7pm. Free, but donations welcome. Info: fineartmuseum. wcu.edu or 227-3591. • Through FR (5/10) - Critology: Considering the Art of the Critic/ Curator. • TH (4/18) through FR (5/3) Juried student exhibition. • TH (4/18), 5-7pm - Opening reception.
Asheville AreA Arts CounCil gAllery 346 Depot St. Tues.-Sat., 11am4pm. Info: ashevillearts.com or 258-0710. • Through SA (4/27) Photography by Erin Brethauer. • FRIDAYS, 9-11am - Artist business brainstorming sessions will feature one-on-one opportunities for artist entrepreneurs. Free or by donation. Call to confirm dates. Asheville Art MuseuM Located on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm and Sun., 1-5pm. Programs are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission: $8/$7 students and seniors/ Free for kids under 4. Free first Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Info: ashevilleart.org or 253-3227. • Through SU (7/21) - The WellMade World, featuring craft objects from the permanent collection, will be on display in the Holden Community Gallery. • Through SU (6/9) - The Philadelphia Story: Contemporary Figurative Work Drawn from the Academy will be on display in the North Wing. • Through SU (6/23) - Aaron Siskind: Abstract Expressionist Photographer will be on display in the North Wing. • Through SU (9/1) - A Sense of Balance: The Sculpture of Stoney Lamar. Asheville Bookworks 428 1/2 Haywood Road. Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 1-5pm; Sat., 1-4pm. Info: ashevillebookworks. com or 255-8444. • Through FR (4/26) - After You, works by Stephen Pittelkow and Alyssa C. Salomon. BellA vistA Art gAllery 14 Lodge St. Winter hours: Mon., Wed.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Info: bellavistaart.com or 768-0246. • Through TU (4/30) - Works by Tim Pfeiffer (landscapes), Nicora Gangi (pastel) and Angelique Brickner (sculpture). BlACk MountAin Center For the Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 6690930. • Through FR (4/26) - Strings and Threads: Art Quilts by Stephanie Wilds, Musical Themes and Others. BlACk MountAin College MuseuM + Arts Center The center is located at 56 Broadway and preserves the legacy of the Black Mountain College. Tues. & Wed., noon-4pm; Thurs.Sat., 11am-5pm. Info: blackmountaincollege.org or 350-8484. • Through SA (6/1) - No Ideas but in Things, works by Black Mountain College alumnus John Urbain.
Blue spirAl 1 38 Biltmore Ave. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm, and Sun., noon5pm. Info: bluespiral1.com or 251-0202. • Through SA (5/25) - Works by Mitchell Lonas, Olena Nebuchadnezzar and Ward H. Nichols. • Through SA (5/25) - New works by Peter Alberice (painting), Charles W. Goolsby (painting), Bryant Holsenbeck (mixed media), Jan Lee (ceramics), Michael Poness (ceramics) and David Sengel (wood). CAstell photogrAphy 2C Wilson Alley. Wed.-Fri., noon6pm; Sat., noon-7pm, or by appointment. Info: castellphotography.com or 255-1188. • Through FR (5/31) Photography by Gerald Slota.
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Center For CrAFt, CreAtivity AnD Design Located at the Kellogg Conference Center, 11 Broyles Road in Hendersonville. Mon.-Fri., noon-5pm. Info: craftscreativitydesign.org or 890-2050. • Through FR (5/31) - Spoon/Fed, art inspired by "the archetype of the spoon." Flesh AnD vApor opening reCeption • Through MO (5/6) - Flesh and Vapor, works by Robert Asman, will be on display at Artetude Gallery, 89 Patton Ave. FlooD gAllery The Phil Mechanic Building, 109 Roberts St. Tues.-Sat., 10am4pm. Info: floodgallery.org or 254-2166. • Through SA (5/25) - End of Empire, works by Margaret Curtis. Folk Art Center MP 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Open daily from 9am6pm. Info: craftguild.org or 2987928. • Through TU (5/7) - Works by Marti Mocahbee (clay) and Bernie Rowell (mixed media). gAllery 86 86 N. Main St., Waynesville. Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm. Info: haywoodarts.org. • Through SA (4/27) - Works by Blue Ridge Watermedia Society members. grAnD BoheMiAn gAllery Located at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village, 11 Boston Way. Mon.-Thur., 10am7pm; Fri.-Sat., 10am-8pm; Sun., 10am-5pm. Info: bohemianhotelasheville.com or 505-2949. • Through FR (5/31) - Before Night, works by Stefan Horik. grovewooD gAllery Located at 111 Grovewood Road. April-Dec. Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm & Sun., 11am-5pm. Info: grovewood.com or 253-7651. • FR (4/19) through SU (6/16) Branching Out, contemporary
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wood sculpture by 17 artists. hAen gAllery 52 Biltmore Ave. Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Fri., 10am-6pm; Tues. & Sat., 11am-6pm; Sun., noon5pm. Info: thehaengallery.com or 254-8577. • Through SA (4/20) - Natural Counterpoints, works by Larry Gray, Francis Di Fronzo and Clayton Santiago. hAnDMADe in AMeriCA Located at 125 S. Lexington Ave. Info: handmadeinamerica.org or 252-0121. • Through SU (6/30) - Breaking Ground: Innovative Craft. MountAin heritAge Center On the ground floor of Western Carolina University's Robinson Administration Building. Mon.Fri., 8am-5pm; Thurs., 8am-7pm. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: 227-7129 or wcu.edu/mhc. • Through TU (5/14) - Comic Stripped: A Revealing Look at Southern Stereotypes in Cartoons. pottery CliniCs • SATURDAYS through (5/25), 1pm - Odyssey Clayworks, 236 Clingman Ave., hosts weekly clinics on topics like slip decoration, loading a kiln, mixing glaze and more. Free. See website for weekly topic. Info: odysseyceramicarts.com or 285-0210. push skAte shop & gAllery Located at 25 Patton Ave. Mon.Thurs., 11am-6pm; Fri. & Sat., 11am-7pm; Sun., noon-6pm. Info: pushtoyproject.com or 225-5509. • Through SA (4/27) - Pointer: The Doubting Thomas, works by Larry Turner. skyukA Fine Art 133 N. Trade St., Tryon. Tues.Sat., 10am-5pm and by appointment. Info: skyukafineart.com or 817-3783. • Through FR (4/26) - Block House Equestrian. swAnnAnoA vAlley Fine Arts leAgue Red House Studios and Gallery, 310 West State St., Black Mountain. Thurs.-Sat., 11am-3pm. Info: svfal.info@gmail.com or svfal.org. • Through MO (4/29) - Limited Palette, Unlimited Possibilities, works featuring no more than three pigments. the JunCtion 348 Depot St. Info: thejunctionasheville.com or 225-3497. • TH (4/18) through SU (5/12) - Boundless. On display during restaurant hours. • TH (4/18), 6pm - Opening reception. trAnsylvAniA CoMMunity Arts CounCil Located at 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-4:30pm. Info: artsofbrevard.org or 884-2787.
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• Through FR (5/3) - Transylvania County student art show. • TH (4/18), 4:30-6pm - Opening reception.
• SU (4/21), 1-4pm - Conquer a Cove 5K, to benefit hope Chest for women, will be held at Mount Pisgah Academy, 75 Academy Drive, Candler. $30/$10 fitness run for ages 8-14/kids 7 and under free. Info: hopechestforwomen.org/conqueracove or 418-1344.
true Blue Art supply 30 Haywood St. Mon.-Sat., 10am7pm; Sun., noon-5pm. Info: trueblueartsupply.com. • Through TU (4/30) - Works by Bob Martin and Betty Carlson.
DAnCe like there's noBoDy wAtChing • TH (4/18), 6-9pm - "Dance Like There's Nobody Watching," to benefit wnC health Advocates, will feature music by Mojomatic, food, a silent auction and raffle. Held at Altamont Brewing Co., 42 Haywood Road. $12. Info: wnchealthadvocates.org.
arT/crafT fairs Art's Alive At Fig • SU (4/21), 4pm - Select Southern Highland Craft Guild artists will present clothing, accessories, jewelry and items for "springtime entertainment." Held outside FIG Bistro, 18 Brook St. $5 includes food and beverages by FIG. Info: 691-7700 or 277-0889. inDoor FleA MArket • 3rd SATURDAYS, 7am-2pm - The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will host an indoor flea market at the Old Armory Recreation Center, 44 Boundary St., Waynesville. Free to attend. Info: 456-9207.
Who’s smarter? Pull out your grade school knowledge at the “Are You Smarter Than an Elementary Student” contest to benefit Children First/ Communities In Schools on Thursday, April 25. (pg. 28)
pAris oF the south FleA MArket • SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 8am3pm - The Paris of the South Flea Market will feature a "gypsystyle" market featuring handmade clothes, jewelry, art, food trucks and live music. Held at U.S. 70 on Lytle Cove Road. Free to attend. Info: avl.mx/s5.
BirDhouse BAsh • Through SA (4/27) - Birdhouse submissions will be accepted for the Birdhouse Bash through April 27. Info: 476-4231.
the little FleA • SATURDAYS, 3-7pm - The Little Flea will feature produce and "hand-selected fare and wares" behind Grace Baptist Church, 718 Haywood Road. Free to attend. Info: littleflea.org.
BlACk MountAin Arts AnD CrAFts show • Through WE (5/1) - The Black Mountain Arts and Crafts Show will accept applications from crafters through May 1. Info: olddepot.org.
audiTions & call To arTisTs All seAsons CrAFt show • Through FR (5/3) - The All Seasons Craft Show will accept applications from crafters through May 3. Info: 384-1226. Art on MAin • Through SA (6/1) - Art on Main will accept applications from artists through June 1. Info: acofhc. org. Asheville Art in the pArk • Through SA (6/1) - Regional artists are invited to apply for Asheville Art in the Park through June 1. Held Saturdays in June and October in Pack Square Park. Info: AshevilleArtinthePark.com. BAttle oF the BAnDs • Through WE (5/1) - Battle of the Bands, to benefit Give to the Music, will accept submissions from local groups through May 1. Info: givetothemusic.org.
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exhibit in its Hideaway Gallery guestroom. No fees or commissions. No phone calls please. Info: hillhousebb.com or info@ hillhousebb.com. lAke eDen Arts FestivAl • Through SA (6/15) - LEAF will accept applications from handcraft artists for its fall festival through June 15. Info: theleaf.
BrevArD Fine Arts AnD CrAFts showCAse • Through SA (6/1) - The Transylvania Community Arts Council will accept applications for Brevard's fine arts and crafts showcase through June 1. Info: tcarts@comporium.net or 8842787.
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DiFFerent strokes • SA (4/20) & SU (4/21), noon4pm - Different Strokes will hold open auditions for Incongruence at the Women's Wellness and Education Center, 24 Arlington St. Info: differentstrokesavl@ gmail.com.
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FrienDs oF the river AwArDs • Through SA (6/15) - The Land-of-Sky Regional Council will accept nominations for the Friends of the River award through June 15. Info: annie@ landofsky.org.
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MountAin heritAge DAy • Through FR (5/3) - Mountain Heritage Day will accept applications from crafters through May 3. Info: mountainheritageday. com.
• Through WE (5/1) - New Opportunity School for Women at Lees-McRae College works to improve the lives of low-income women. Applications for this dential program will be accepted through May 1. Info: lmc.edu/ nosw or 898-8905. the Big CrAFty • Through SA (5/18) - The Big Crafty will accept applications from independent crafters through May 18. Info: thebigcrafty.com.
BenefiTs ACorn AuCtion • SA (4/20), 6:30-9:30pm - The Acorn Auction, to benefit hall Fletcher elementary school, will feature live and silent auctions, food, drink and music by Chicken Train. Held at Pack Place Education Arts and Science Center, 2 S. Pack Square. Free. Info: hfeauction.weebly.com. Are you sMArter thAn An eleMentAry stuDent? • TH (4/25), 6-8pm - "Are You Smarter Than An Elementary Student?," to benefit Children First/Communities in schools, will quiz teams of three on geography, math, history and other subjects. Held in A-B Tech's Ferguson Auditorium. $300 team of three/$5 to attend. Info: childrenfirstbc.org or 259-9717. Asheville CreAtivity syMposiuM • SA (4/20), 10am-8:30pm - The Asheville Creativity Symposium, to benefit the leAF Foundation, will feature "artistic trajectories that will shape and mould the future voice of Asheville" and performances by musician River Guerguerian and poet James Nave. Symposium: 10am-5pm. Concert: 7-8:30pm. Held at The Odyssey School, 90 Zillicoa St. $25 symposium and concert/$8 concert only. Info: jamesnave. com.
FAlAFel 5k • SU (4/21), 10am - The Falafel 5K, to benefit the JCC children's scholarship fund, will depart from the Asheville Jewish Community Center, 236 Charlotte St. Runners and walkers will receive a coupon for a falafel sandwich at Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Ave at 11am. $30. Info: jcc-asheville.org. leAF sChools AnD streets • WEDNESDAYS, 5-7pm - Wine tasting and jazz music, to benefit leAF schools and streets, will be held at 5 Walnut Wine Bar, 5 Walnut St. $5 suggested donation. Info: theleaf.org or Jocelyn@theLEAF.org. MAking MusiC AnD MAking A DiFFerenCe • FR (4/19), 1-7pm - The Carolina Colonels (old-time) will perform at First Christian Church, 201 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain, to benefit the Camp lakey gap scholarship for persons with autism. Donations appreciated. Info: fccbm@yahoo.com. MArCh For BABies • SA (4/20), 10am - The March for Babies, to benefit the local chapter of March of Dimes, will depart from Pack Square Park. Fundraising goals vary. Info: marchforbabies.org, mblantonlowe@marchofdimes.com or 258-1234. spAghetti supper • TH (4/18), 6-7:30pm - A spaghetti supper, to benefit wnC Brain tumor support, will be held at West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road. Eat in or carry out. By donation. Info: wncbraintumor.org. spring Fling 5k • SU (4/21), 3pm - CarePartners' Spring Fling 5K and Fun Run/ Walk, to benefit the united way, invites the public to run in formal wear and sneakers. Held at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Road. $30/$15 ages 7-14/$10 fun run. Info and registration: avl.mx/s3.
The Vanishing Wheelchair • 3rd SATURDAYS, 7pm - “Magic, Mirth and Meaning,” to benefit The Vanishing Wheelchair, will feature the talents of Vanishing Wheelchair members at Toy Boat Community Art Space, 101 Fairview Road. $10/$5 children. Info: VanishingWheelchair.org. Wnc chefs challenge • TUESDAYS through (5/7), 6:30pm - The WNC Chefs Challenge pits the area's top chefs against each other for the title of Best Chef in WNC. Proceeds benefit eliada homes. Held at Chestnut, 48 Biltmore Ave. $49 includes dinner. Info: ashevillewineandfood.com or info@ashevillewineandfood.com.
Classes, Meetings & events neW To asheVille? (pd.) A great opportunity for women new to the area to make lasting friends, explore the surroundings and enrich their lives. Contact us! ashevillenewcomersclub.com The ArTisTs WAy • April 16-May 21 (pd.) The Artist's Way has helped millions achieve their creative dreams. Join us and achieve yours, April 16 for this 6 week workshop with James Navé, Tuesday evenings, 7pm-9pm. • Julia Cameron: "I co-taught with James Navé for 8 years. His work is an important force for change". Registration/Information: (919) 949--2113. jamesnave.com Mac Basics classes aT charloTTe sTreeT CompuTers (pd.) Mac Basics Computer Classes are being held at Charlotte Street Computers, 252 Charlotte Street. Class time is 9:30 - 10:30am. Mondays - Mac OS X Basics Level 1, Wednesdays - iPad Basics Level 1, Thursdays - Mac OS X Level 2, Fridays iPad Basics Level 2first Tuesday of each month - iPhoto, second Tuesday each month - Safari, third Tuesday each month - iCloud, fourth Tuesday each month iMovie. Registration is just $9.99 at charlottestreetcomputers.com/ classes. ANNuAl AuCTioN AT uNiTy Mills riVer (pd.) Friday April 26. 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Rd. Free Admission. Silent auction/concert 7:00-8:30pm. Live auction 8:30-?. New/Nearly New/Antiques. 8918700. unitync.net/auction WriTiNg Workshop (pd.) April 27 noon-2pm. Published author teaches how to get published. Knowledge to protect your literary rights. Call 828783-0595 for more information. fiVe eleMenTs of healing
Dance (pd.) Five Elements of Healing Dance, April 27at Earthaven Ecovillage, with Michelle Dionne, 10am-5pm, $75 includes lunch. Explore elements that move easily for you, and how to use dance to bring about more balance. Call 828 669-7053 or register online at culturesedge.net. ApoTheCAry BAzAAr • SU (4/20), noon-4pm Apothecary, 39 S. Market St., will host a bazaar featuring art, decor, tapes, clothing, snacks and jewelry. Free to attend; prices vary. Info: facebook.com/ashevilleapothecary. Apple CouNTry WooDcrafTers • 4th MONDAYS, 6:30pm - The Apple Country Woodcrafters of Hendersonville meets at 5628 Howard Gap Road, Flat Rock, to fabricate wooden toys for children in need. Refreshments served. All skill levels welcome. Info: applecountrywoodcrafters. org. asheVille raDical MenTal healTh collecTiVe • TUESDAYS, 4:30pm - This "radical mental health community for those who experience self/world in ways that are often diagnosed as psychiatric disorders" meets for social time and discussion at the Vendor's Lounge in The Downtown Market, 45 S. French Broad Ave. Info: radmadasheville@theicarusproject.net. Asu TurChiN CeNTer Workshops Info and registration: tcva.org/ workshops. • 3rd SUNDAYS, 2-5pm - A class on drawing and painting the human figure will be held in Turchin Center classroom 3200. Bring supplies; easels and boards provided. $10/$5 ASU students. DiVersiTy conference • TH (4/25), 8:30am-2pm Buncombe County and the City of Asheville will present a diversity conference on the "benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce." Held in UNCA's Sherrill Center. $25. Info: avl.mx/s4. eThical socieTy of asheVille • SU (4/21), 2-3:30pm - A meeting of the Ethical Society of Asheville will discuss “Humanism and Ethical Culture: Alike and Different." Held at the Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road. Free. Info: aeu.org or 6877759. fiBer eVenings • TUESDAYS, 4pm - Echoview Fiber Mill, 76 Jupiter Road, Weaverville, invites the public to bring knitting, spinning, weaving or other fiber projects for an evening of socializing and creativity. Free. Info: echoviewfarm.com.
firesTorM cafe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: firestormcafe.com or 2558115. • TH (4/18), 8pm - User Safety: Courage over Cowardice. "Harm reduction means doing what has to be done to protect the public health." • TU (4/23), 6:30pm - Women Emerging Potters will hold its monthly meeting. iNTerseCTioNs CrAfT CluB • TH (4/25), 6pm - The Intersections Craft Club will offer a class on needle felting at the Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square. Info, cost and registration: 257-4530. roBoT DeMo anD raffle pArTy • SA (4/20), 2-4pm - Ashe-Bots high school robotics team will demonstrate its frisbee shooting robot and host drawings for its spring raffle in A-B Tech's Dogwood Building, Room 119. Free. Info: brookside891@att.net or ashe-bots.org. smArT JusTiCe fAir • SA (4/20), 10am-noon - The Smart Justice Fair will celebrate programs and policies that address substance abuse and mental health of individuals involved in the criminal justice system. Held at County Parking Lot #1, beside the Buncombe Detention Center, Marjorie Street. Free. Info: kim.gordon@ buncombecounty.org or 2506294.
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WNC physiCiANs for soCiAl respoNsiBiliTy • FR (4/19), 12:30-2pm WNC Physicians for Social Responsibility will meet at a private home. Info and directions: wncpsr.org.
CoMedy Comedy opeN miC • FRIDAYS, 8pm - Hosted by Bar of Soap, 333 Merrimon Ave. Info: 255-7710 or facebook.com/comedybarofsoap. DisclaiMer coMeDy • FRIDAYS, 8-9:30pm - Disclaimer Comedy presents weekly standup at Elaine's Piano Bar in the Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave. Free. Info: disclaimercomedy.com. disClAimer sTANd-up louNge • WEDNESDAYS, 9pm Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge will be held at the Dirty South Lounge, 41 N. Lexington Ave. Free. Info: DisclaimerComedy. com. slice of life coMeDy • TH (4/18), 9pm - Stand-up comedy and booked open mic will include free snacks, drink specials and a raffle for charity.
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do good, one bite at a time What: Dining Out for Life, to benefit the Western North Carolina AIDS Project. Where: 110 local restaurants. Participating locations: wncap.org/dofl When: Thursday, April 25. Restaurant prices apply. Why: As if we needed another reason to eat at WNC's stellar restaurants, the Western North Carolina AIDS Project offers an excuse for locals and visitors to pick up their forks for a good cause. More than 100 regional restaurants will donate 20 percent of total sales to WNCAP on Thursday, April 25. WNCAP’s education and prevention programs for residents impacted by HIV/AIDS have helped countless individuals affected by the disease. Now the organization needs your help to continue its services. Simply visit a participating restaurant in Asheville, Black Mountain, Hendersonville and surrounding towns for a tasty meal. Ambassadors will greet you at the door and offer opportunities to win roundtrip airline tickets and a cart full of organic products from EarthFare. An after party at Grove House, with music by Stephanie Morgan and Crybaby, will cap off the evening. So stop by local favorites like 12 Bones, Chai Pani, Chestnut and many others for a meal your altruistic side will never forget.
Held at Pulp, below the Orange Peel, 103 Hilliard Ave. $5. Info and booking: sliceoflifecomedy@ gmail.com.
dance Beginner swing DAnCing lessons (pd.) 4 week series starts first Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm. $12/week per person. • No partner necessary. Eleven on Grove, downtown Asheville. Details: swingAsheville.com stuDio zAhiyA (pd.) Studio Zahiya, Downtown Dance Classes Monday 7:00-9pm • Bellydance 1 Tuesday 9-10am Hip Hop Booty Shakin Workout • 4-5pm Girls' Bellydance • 7-8pm West African Drumming • 8-9pm West African Dance • Wednesday7:30-9 Bellydance 2 • Thursday 9-10am Bellydance Workout • 4-5pm Kids Hip Hop • 6-7pm Bollywood • 8-9pm Hip Hop • Sunday 2-3pm BellyFit • 3-4pm FaithGirl. • $12 for 60 minute classes. 90 1/2 N. Lexington Avenue. studiozahiya.com :: 828.242.7595 Asheville BAllrooM DAnCe Asheville Event Centre, 991 Sweeten Creek Road. Info: ashevilleballroom.net or 274-8320, unless otherwise noted. • WEDNESDAYS, 7:30-10:30pm "Mostly Swing Dance Party" with DJ Phil Noland and Sonny Coren. $5. Info: 777-7445. • MONDAYS, 8:30-10:30pm "Mostly Country Dance Party"
with DJ Phil Noland and Sonny Coren. $5. Info: 777-7445. Butoh FestivAl • TH (4/25) through SU (4/28) The Butoh Festival will feature international, national and local Butoh artists. Held at the BeBe Theatre, 20 Commerce St., and other locations. Info, cost and schedule of workshops and performances: ashevillebutoh.com. henDersonville BAllrooM DAnCe CluB • 1st & 3rd FRIDAYS, 7:30-10pm - The Hendersonville Ballroom Dance Club will meet at the Elks Lodge, 546 N. Justice St., Hendersonville. $15 annual membership/$7 per dance/$5 members. Info: d.c.dance.studio@ morrisbb.net or 654-9708. southern lights sDC Held at the Whitmire Activity Building, 301 Lily Pond Road, Hendersonville. Info and cost: 693-3825. • SA (4/20), 7pm - Southern Lights Square and Round Dance Club will host "Bunny Hop." Advanced dance at 6pm.
eco green BuriAl workshop • WE (4/23), 6:30pm - ECO will host a Sustainable Living Workshop on green burials in the ECO conference room, 121 Third Ave. W., Hendersonville. Registration required. $15. Info: eco-wnc.org or 692-0385.
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heAlthCAre goes solAr • WE (4/24), 4:30pm - All-States Medical Supply will host a tour of its more than 400 solar panels and provide information about solar energy during a presentation at 221 Old Hendersonville Road, Fletcher. Free. Info and registration: healthcaregoessolar. eventbrite.com. sing For the CliMAte • 3rd SATURDAYS, 5pm Asheville's Green Grannies invites the public to "Sing for the Climate" at Vance Monument downtown. Info and song: avl. mx/prph. wnC green BuilDing CounCil's April green open house • SU (4/21), 1-3pm - The WNC Green Building Council invites the public to tour a LEED Platinum certified energy/resource efficient home with minimum reliance on fossil fuels at 53 Carrier St. Free. Info and directions: wncgbc.org.
fesTiVals BostiC linColn FestivAl • SA (4/20), 10am-dusk - The Bostic Lincoln Festival will celebrate Abraham Lincoln with food, crafts, theater, entertainment and more at the Bostic Lincoln Center Museum, 112 Depot St., Bostic. Free. Info: bosticlincolncenter. com or 245-9800. hot springs CoMMunity trAilFest • SA (4/20), 8am-9pm - Featuring a 5K, guided hikes, yoga, music,
crafts, silent auction, talent contest, bike tune-up station, games, food, face painting and more. Activities held throughout the weekend. Free. Info, schedule and locations: hsclc.org/newsevents/trailfest.html.
movies about hogs, butchering and the FEAST program. Drinks and dancing will follow. Held at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, 743 Haywood Road. $5 suggested donation. Info: slowfoodasheville.org.
the gAtekeepers • TH (4/18), 7pm - A screening of The Gatekeepers will include a discussion on the IsraeliPalestinian conflict. Held in UNCA's Alumni Hall. Free. Info: fineartstheatre.com.
irA B. Jones eleMentAry spring Fling • FR (4/19), 5pm - This family festival will include activity booths, cake walks, a dunk tank, jugglers, music, inflatables, food, a silent auction and raffle. Held at Ira B. Jones Elementary, 544 Kimberly Ave. Free to attend. Info: alisonclark425@yahoo.com.
ClAssiC worlD CineMA Foreign FilM series • FR (4/19), 8pm - Gojira (Japan 1954) by Ishirô Honda. Presented by Courtyard Gallery, 109 Roberts St., Phil Mechanic Studios. Free. Info: ashevillecourtyard.com or 273-3332.
unity Center events Located at 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River. Info: unitync.net or 684-3798. • FR (4/19), 7pm - A Fierce Green Fire "focuses on activism, people fighting to save their homes, their lives and the future." $5.
genetiC roulette • WE (4/17), 7pm - The Campus Kitchen Garden Club will host a screening of Genetic Roulette, a documentary which provides "evidence that points to genetically engineered foods as a major contributor to rising disease rates in the U.S." Held in WCU's A.K. Hinds University Center. Q&A and non-GMO bake sale will immediately follow. Free. Info: benji2007@gmail.com.
wilD AnD sCeniC FilM FestivAl • TH (4/25), 5:30-9pm - The Wild and Scenic Film Festival features 14 short films on the global environmental movement. Held in WCU's Illusions Cafe, featuring live music, food, drinks and raffle. Info: wildandscenicfilmfestival. org.
the Age oF stupiD • MO (4/22), 6:55pm - Transition Asheville will screen The Age of Stupid, a film about climate change set in the future. Held in UNCA's Karpen Hall. Free. Info: transitionasheville.org.
henDerson County BBq expo • SA (4/20), 11am-6pm - The Henderson County BBQ Expo will feature cooking competitions, activities for kids, a petting zoo, rides, racing pigs and entertainment. Held at Hendersonville High School, 1 Bearcat Blvd. $6/$3 children. Info: 693-3461.
n.C. sCienCe FestivAl • Through MO (4/22) - The N.C. Science Festival will feature lectures, stargazing, a wildflower walk, LEGO summit and more. Most events are free. Info and schedule: ncsciencefestival.org. yAnCey history AssoCiAtion • SA (4/20), 11am-4pm - The 2013 Opening Ceremony of the Yancey History Association will feature live historians at the McElroy House discussing events that might have taken place on a typical day in 1864. 11 Academy St., Burnsville. Free. Info: jelsegood@ frontier.com or yanceyhistoryassociation.org.
filM A night oF FAtBACk in FilM • WE (4/24), 6pm - Slow Food Asheville will present a "Night of Fatback in Film" featuring short
the Future oF FooD • WE (4/17), 6-8pm - Transition Hendersonville will screen The Future of Food at Black Bear Cafe, 318 Main St., Hendersonville. Free. Info: transitionhendersonville.com.
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sMoky MountAin oyster FestivAl • SA (4/20), 1-7pm - The Smoky Mountain Oyster and Seafood Festival will feature music, activi-
ties for kids, an oyster shucking contest and seafood for purchase. Held at Maggie County Fairgrounds, 3340 Soco Road. $8/$5 in advance/children 12 and under free. Info: smokymtnoysterfest.com. wine ClAss • WE (4/24) & WE (5/1), 1pm A class on the origins of wine, grape varieties, the wine making process and food pairings will be held in BRCC's Patton Building, Room 150. $30. Info: brcll.com or 694-1740.
goVernMenT & poliTics BunCoMBe green pArty Meeting • 1st MONDAYS, 6pm - Meetings held in The Fortune Building, 727 Haywood Road. Free. Info: buncombegreens.org.
kids CAMp MuDDy sneAkers • (pd.) ONGOING: Camp Muddy Sneakers will run eight week sessions June 3-Aug. 2. Campers explore ecosystems in WNC through hands-on, experiential activities. The camp is for rising 4-7th grade students. Info: campmuddysneakers.org. Asu turChin Center workshops Info and registration: tcva.org/ workshops. • FRIDAYS, 3-4:30pm - Blazing Easels kids' workshop will be held in Turchin Center Room 3200. Free. CoMMunity lunCh AnD MAMA tiMe • MONDAYS, 10am - The Tree House, 1020 Merrimon Ave., Suite 103, hosts a community lunch and "mama time." By donation. Info: ashevilletreehouse.com or 505-2589. First roBot CluBs • THURSDAYS, 7pm - Ashe-Bots is a FIRST Robotics Team and
nonprofit STEM-based program for high school students ages 14-18. Group meets weekly at A-B Tech's Dogwood Building. Engineering and tech professionals are invited to mentor participants. Info: brookside891@att.net or avl.mx/ml. • 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 3-5pm - Buncombe County 4-H sponsors NXT FLL robot classes for serious beginners and experienced youth, ages 10-14, at 94 Coxe Ave. 4-H affiliation not required. Parental participation encouraged. Info: bearberry@ charter.net or 258-2038. hAnDs on! This children's museum is located at 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Tues.-Sat., 10am5pm. Programs require $5 admission fee/free for members, unless otherwise noted. Info: handsonwnc.org or 697-8333. • WE (4/24), 11am - Crazy Chemistry: "Outrageous Ooze." Ages 3 and older. Registration requested. Junior roller DerBy • WEDNESDAYS, 4:45pm - Mad Divas Junior Roller Derby, for girls 12-17, holds open registration throughout the year and meets weekly for practice at Tarwheels Skateway, 2134 Highway 70, Swannanoa. No skating experience necessary. $37 per month. Info: maddivas.com. pop wArner FootBAll AnD Cheer registrAtion • ONGOING - Registration for the 2013 Pop Warner football and cheer season will be open online through June. Scholarships available to those in need. Games held Saturdays. Info and registration: popwarnerymca.org. west Asheville CArnivAl • SA (4/20), 4-8pm - An eclectic evening of classic carnival diversions, entertainment, games of skill, crafts and food trucks will be held at Vance Elementary School, 98 Sulphur Springs Road. All proceeds benefit the school. Free to attend. Info: ehpend@ gmail.com.
youth BriDge • SATURDAYS, 10:30am - The Asheville Bridge Room hosts youth bridge for 6-8th graders at storefront C1 in the River Ridge Shopping Center, 800 Fairview Road. Free. Info: 658-9398 or lindan49@charter.net.
Music song o' sky show Chorus (pd.) TUESDAYS, 6:45pm - Rehearsal at Covenant Community UMC 11 Rocket Dr. Asheville, NC 28803. Guests welcome. Contact: songosky.org Toll Free # 1-866-824-9547. Asheville syMphony orChestrA • SA (4/20), 8pm - The Asheville Symphony Orchestra will perform Mozart's Requiem. $20-$58 with discounts for students. Held at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 87 Haywood St. Info: ashevillesymphony.org. • FR (4/19), 3pm - Symphony Talk with Daniel Meyer will be held in UNCA's Reuter Center. Free. Info: 251-6140. BlACk MountAin Center For the Arts 225 W. State St., Black Mountain. Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Info: BlackMountainArts.org or 6690930. • TH (4/19), 7:30pm - Michael Jefry Stevens (piano), Mike Holstein (bass) and Sonny Thornton (drums) will perform jazz. $10 donation.
(outside in nice weather, Dunham Auditorium in case of rain). Free. Info: avl.mx/rt or avl.mx/ru. Blue riDge MusiC trAil listening session • Through SA (5/4) - Blue Ridge Music Trails will host a series of public listening sessions throughout WNC. Free. Info, registration and locations: brnha.dale@gmail. com or 708-7907. BrevArD College ChAMBer MusiC • TU (4/23), 7:30pm - A chamber music concert will be held in Brevard College's Porter Center. Free. Info: brevard.edu. CourtyArD gAllery open MiC • MONDAYS, 8-11pm - Jarrett Leone hosts an open mic at the Courtyard Gallery in the Phil Mechanic Building, 109 Roberts St. Musicians, storytellers, poets, filmmakers and other artists welcome. Free. Info: 707-1859. DJeMBe lessons • MONDAYS, 7:30pm - Larry McDowell will offer djembe, dunn and hand drum lessons at the French Broad Grocery Co-op, 90 Biltmore Ave. Free; donations accepted. eve hAslAM AnD sAtin steel JAzz • SA (4/20), 7pm - Eve Haslam and Satin Steel Jazz will perform a CD release concert at the
Classic Wineseller, 20 Church St., Waynesville. $35. Info and reservations: info@classicwineseller. com. FirestorM CAFe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: firestormcafe.com or 2558115. • TH (4/18), 7pm - Dean Johanesen (songs and stories). • FR (4/19), 7:30pm - Amy Steinberg and friends (music, poetry and comedy). FriDAy night live • FRIDAYS, 7-10pm - The Classic Wineseller, 20 Church St., Waynesville, showcases local and regional music. Info: classicwineseller.com or facebook.com/ theclassicwineseller. $10 food or drink purchase requested. • FR (4/19) - Ben Wilson (singersongwriter). gAMelAn perForMAnCe • TH (4/25), 7:30pm - WCU's Low Tech Ensemble will perform in the university's Coulter Building. Free. Info: 227-7242. grinD CAFe 136 West Union St., Morganton. Info: facebook.com/grindcafe or 430-4343. • FR (4/19), 7:30pm - Centerpiece Jazz. $7. • TH (4/25), 7:30pm - The Harris Brothers (traditional American music). $8.
henDersonville ChAMBer MusiC • SU (4/21), 3pm - Hendersonville Chamber Music will present the Kontras String Quartet at First Congregational Church, Fifth Avenue and White Pine Street, Hendersonville. $17. Info: hendersonvillechambermusic.org. honors reCitAl • WE (4/17), 3:30pm - An honors recital will be held in Brevard College's Porter Center. Free. Info: brevard.edu. JereMy kittel BAnD • TH (4/18), 8pm - Jeremy Kittel Band (Celtic) will perform at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave. $27. Info: tryonarts. org or 859-8322. Joe penlAnD • SA (4/20), 7:30pm - Joe Penland (traditional folk) will perform at Madison County Arts Council, 90 S. Main St., Marshall. $15. Info: madisoncountyarts.com or 6491301. perForMAnCes At DiAnA worthAM theAtre Located at 2 South Pack Square. Info: dwtheatre.com or 257-4530. • TH (4/25), 8pm - Comas (Celtic). $30/$25 students/$15 children. st. MAtthiAs MusiCAl perForMAnCes Located at 1 Dundee St. (off South Charlotte). Info: 285-0033. • SU (4/21), 3pm - Sharon
BlACk MountAin DruM CirCle • SATURDAYS, 4pm - Steven Townsend hosts a traditional West African drumming workshop, followed by an open drum circle, weekly at the Carver Community Center, 101 Carver Ave., Black Mountain. All skill levels welcome. Free. Info: 6692052. BlAir CriMMins AnD the hookers • FR (4/19), 8pm - Blair Crimmins and the Hookers (ragtime, jazz) will perform at Brevard College
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LaMotte and Mike Holstein (jazz). Donations accepted. unCA JAzz enseMBle • TH (4/25), 7:30pm - The UNCA jazz and contemporary music ensembles will perform in the university's Lipinsky Auditorium. $5/students free. Info: music. unca.edu. vAgABonD swing • SA (4/20), 9pm - Vagabond Swing (gypsy, circus, swing) will perform at Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton. $6. Info: vagabondswing.com. voiCes in the lAurel • SU (4/21), 3pm - Voices in the Laurel children's choir will perform at Long’s Chapel, 175 Old Clyde Road, Waynesville. $15. Info: voicesinthelaurel.org or 734-9163. wCu AnD the Asheville syMphony orChestrA • SU (4/21), 3pm - The Asheville Symphony Orchestra, the Asheville Symphony Chorus and the WCU Concert Choir will perform in the WCU's Bardo Performing Arts Center. $10/$5 students. Info: bardoartscenter. wcu.edu or 227-2479. wCu Chorus AnD ConCert Choir • WE (4/24), 7:30pm - The WCU chorus and concert choir will perform in the university's Coulter Building. Free. Info: music.wcu. edu or 227-7242. unCA winD enseMBle ConCert • SU (4/21), 4pm - UNCA's wind ensemble and symphony orchestra will perform in Lipinsky Auditorium. $5/students free. Info: music.unca.edu/calendarevents. wCu winD enseMBle • TU (4/23), 7:30pm - The WCU wind ensemble will perform in the university's Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Free. Info: music.wcu.edu or 227-7242.
ouTdoors BeAutiFul lAke JAMes MArinA • BoAT slips AvAilABle (pd.) Beat the Summer rush and reserve a covered, uncovered or houseboat slip. Great location at Canal Bridge. Security, gas sales, marine store and customer lounge. Call (828) 584-0666. mountainharbourmarina.com events At rei Located at 31 Schenck Parkway. Info: 687-0918 or rei.com/asheville. • TH (4/18), 3:30-6pm - Hands On! children's museum will host a demonstration on the science of outdoor gear. Free. --- 7-8:15pm - Hands On! will host a presentation on the nanoscience of advanced gear. Free.
• TU (4/23), 7-8:15pm - A presentation on hiking and camping in Panthertown Valley will focus on day hikes, swimming holes and backcountry camping. Free. Registration requested.
seniors ADvAnCe CAre plAnning • WE (4/17), 10:30am-noon - A program on advanced care planning will be held at Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. Free. Info: 250-4700.
Fly Fishing 101 • SATURDAYS, 8am & SUNDAYS, 10am - Orvis Asheville, 28 Schenck Parkway, hosts Fly Fishing 101 for beginners, featuring instruction on casting and outfit rigging. Free. Info: 6870301 or avl.mx/s2.
MeDiCAre ChoiCes MADe eAsy • FR (4/19), 2-4pm - "Medicare Choices Made Easy" will be offered by the N.C. Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program in UNCA's Reuter Center. Free. Info and registration: 277-8288.
Free week At nAtionAl pArks • MO (4/22) through FR (4/26) Tour fees at the Carl Sandburg Home and entrance fees at most national parks will be waived during National Park Week. Info: nps.gov/npweek.
spring FestivAl For seniors • TH (4/18), 9am-2:30pm - Mars Hill College will host a spring festival for seniors featuring morning worship, a session on understanding prayer and a report on state-wide political events impacting older adults. Entertainment will follow. Held in Broyhill Chapel. $15 includes lunch. Info and registration: smcleskey@mhc.edu or 6891128.
lAke JAMes stAte pArk 6883 N.C. Highway 126, Nebo. Programs are free unless otherwise noted. Info: 584-7728. • SA (4/20), 9am - A wild turkey safari will depart from the East Picnic Shelter. --- 1pm - Children ages 5-12 are invited to experience "nature through Indian eyes" using the five senses. • SU (4/21), 9am - A nature hike along Paddy's Creek Trail will depart from the Paddy's Creek Area office. --- 2pm - A wildflower photo safari will depart from Paddy's Creek Bridge parking lot.
spiriTualiTy open heArt MeDitAtion (pd.) Experience easy, wonderful practices that opens your life to the beauty within and connects you to your heart. • Free 7pm, Tuesdays, 5 Covington St. 296-0017 or 367-6954 httpheartsanctuary.org
parenTing MArvelous MoM’s night out • TH (4/25), 6-9pm - "Marvelous Mom’s Night Out" will feature Leah Speer, author of Must. Have. Wine. Held at Skyland Theater, 538 N. Main St., Hendersonville. $100 donation benefits mothers in the community; payable over one year. Info: childrenandfamily.org or 698-0674. oDyssey CoMMunity sChool open house • WE (4/17), 5:30-7:30pm - The Odyssey Community School will host an open house for parents of pre-K through high school students at 80 Zillicoa St. Info: odysseycommunity.org or 259-3653. the greAt Cloth DiAper ChAnge • SA (4/20), 10am-noon - I Play, 233 South Liberty St., will host a cloth diapering awareness event featuring activities, goodie bags and giveaways. Free. Info: krista. gamble@iplaybaby.com. • SA (4/20), 10am - An additional "Great Cloth Diaper Change" will be held at The Littlest Birds, 647 Haywood Road. Info and registration: 253-4747. • SA (4/20), 10:45am-12:15pm - An additional “Great Cloth Diaper Change” will be held at Nest Organics, 51 N. Lexington Ave. Info and registration: nestor-
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invasive no more: Volunteers are invited to remove ivy, nettle and blackberries and enjoy refreshments at a volunteer work day, hosted by The Highlands Botanical Garden on Saturday, April 20. (pg. 24) ganics@gmail.com or 258-1901. the littlest BirDs 647 Haywood Road. thelittlestbirds.com or 253-4747. • TH (4/25), 6:30pm - A "Cloth Diaper 101" class will focus on cloth diaper systems. Babies welcome. Registration requested.
puBlic lecTures DigitAl huMAnities • FR (4/19), 2pm - “Going to the Show and Winding up in the Digital Humanities,” with Dr. Robert Allen, UNC Chapel Hill professor of American studies. Held in A-B Tech's Simpson Lecture Room. Free. Info and registration: stephaniepobrien@ abtech.edu.
FirestorM CAFe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: firestormcafe.com or 2558115. • TH (4/25), 7:30pm - "Workers of the World Unite ... But Why?" with John McClain, UNCA professor of the humanities.
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puBliC leCtures & events At unCA Events are free unless otherwise noted. • TH (4/18), 7pm - "Religion, Race and Boxing in the New South," with Arthur Remillard of St. Francis University. Held in the Sherrill Center's Mountain View Room. Info: 251-6419. • FR (4/19), 11:25am - "World War II and the Holocaust," with Tracey Rizzo, associate professor of history. Held in Lipinsky
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A BArBArA MArCiniAk ChAnneling event (pd.) April 26,27 (FridaySaturday). Barbara channels the Pleiadians who share their perspectives about our changing world. Lecture/channeling Friday 7pm-10:30pm: $40. Workshop/ channeling Saturday 10am-6pm: $85. Cash or money order only. Ramada River Ridge Hotel, 800 Fariview Road, Asheville. Reservations recommended: (828) 298-6300 or ashevilleclass@yahoo.com
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(pd.) Licensed counselor and accredited professional astrologer uses your chart when counseling for additional insight into yourself, your relationships and life directions. Readings also available. Christy Gunther, MA, LPC. (828) 258-3229.
Moseley, professor of literature. Held in Lipinsky Auditorium. 251-6808. the Cherokee • TU (4/23), 1pm - A presentation on Cherokee ancestry, history and stories will be held at BRCC, Patton Building, Room 150. Hosted by Blue Ridge Center for Lifelong Learning. $30. Info: blueridge.edu.
Asheville CoMpAssionAte CoMMuniCAtion Center (pd.) Free practice group. Learn ways to create understanding and clarity in your relationships, work, and community by practicing compassionate communication (nonviolent communication). 252-0538 or ashevilleccc.com. • 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 5:00-6:15
MinDFulness MeDitAtion ClAss (pd.) Explore the miracle of healing into life through deepened stillness and presence. With consciousness teacher and columnist Bill Walz. Info: 258-3241. billwalz.com. Mondays, 7-8pm – Meditation class with lesson and discussions in contemporary Zen living. At the Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Ave. (off Merrimon). Donation. A Course in MirACles • 2nd & 4th MONDAYS, 6:308pm - A Course in Miracles, a "truly loving, open study group," meets at at Groce United Methodist Church, 954 Tunnel Road. Info: 712-5472. BuDDhA’s First teAChing • TH (4/18), 6-8pm - "Buddha’s First Teaching: The Four Noble Truths," with George Churinoff (Gelong Thubten Tsultrim), an American-born Buddhist monk of the Tibetan tradition. Held in UNCA's Reuter Center. Free. Info: olliasheville.com/calendar or 251-6140. eCk MAsters AnD the worlDs oF goD • SU (4/21), 11am-noon - “There are always the spiritually advanced among mankind. It has been so since earth’s earliest times.” Held at Eckankar Center of Asheville, 797 Haywood Road, lower level. Free. Info: eckankarnc.org or 254-6775. First CongregAtionAl ChurCh in henDersonville Fifth Avenue West at White Pine Street, Hendersonville. Info: 6928630 or fcchendersonville.org. • SU (4/21), 9:15am - Adult forum: “Celebrating the Mystic Life with Worms.” greAt tree zen teMple • TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SUNDAYS - Great Tree Zen Temple, a residential facility for women in the Soto Zen tradition, provides programs and practice for everyone, including families and children. See website for full schedule, including monthly retreats and more. Located at 679 Lower Flat Creek, Alexander. Info: greattreetemple.org or 6452085. kirtAn with sAngitA Devi • TUESDAYS, 7:30pm - "Kirtan is bhakti yoga, the path of devotion, the path of the heart. It is a tradition and spiritual practice which brings us to a deep place of tranquility through chanting the divine names." Hosted by Nourish and Flourish, 347 Depot St. $10-$15 suggested donation. Info: toriabfree@gmail.com or nourishflourishnow.com. light Center 2196 N.C. Highway 9 S., Black Mountain. Info: urlight.org or 669-6845. • WEDNESDAYS, 2:30-3:30pm Prayer and meditation for United
States and world conditions. Free. • ONGOING, 10am-5pm - Open meditation to music with energy balancing lights. By donation. • SUNDAYS, 3-4pm - Prayer/meditation for World Peace. Free. new seeDs priory • WEEKLY - New Seeds Priory, a Christian-Buddhist practice community, offers a variety of weekly and monthly services in Black Mountain. See website for schedule and location. Info: newseedspriory.weebly.com. rABBi sheilA weinBerg • TH (4/18), 7pm - Rabbi Sheila Weinberg, founder of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, will speak about the spirituality of aging in UNCA's Reuter Center. Free. Info: unca.edu.
• SA (4/20), 11am - Pisgah Press authors Donna Lisle Burton, Michael Hopping and A. D. Reed will present their works. BunCoMBe County puBliC liBrAries liBrAry ABBreviAtions - All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Each Library event is marked by the following location abbreviations: n eC = Enka-Candler Library (1404 Sandhill Road, 250-4758) n sw = Swannanoa Library (101 West Charleston Street, 2506486) n Library storyline: 250-KIDS. • WE (4/17), 5pm - Swannanoa Knitters. sw • FR (4/19), 10am-6pm & SA (4/20), 10am-4pm - Book sale. eC
the Art oF peACeFul living • SUNDAYS, 7pm - "Learn to apply the ancient art of Buddhist meditation to develop a peaceful mind and tackle daily problems," with Buddhist teacher Sharon Lovich at Rainbow Mountain Children's School, 574 Haywood Road. Course Includes guided meditation, talk and discussion. $8/$5 students/children free. Info: meditationinasheville@gmail. com.
City lights Bookstore Located at 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva. Events are free, unless otherwise noted. Info: citylightsnc. com or 586-9499. • TH (4/18), 10:30am - Coffee with the Poet, featuring Janice Hornburg. • FR (4/19), 7pm - Dale Neal will present his novel The Half-Life of Home. • SA (4/20), 4pm - William Everett will read from his new collection of poetry Turnings: Poems of Transformation.
thursDAy nite in ClAss • THURSDAYS, 6pm - This circle of spiritual friends gathers weekly for meditation, drumming, sweat lodge, vision quest and a celebration of creation. Free. Info and location: stevenmitch@charter. net.
CreAtive writing workshop • TU (4/23), 6:30-8:30pm - A poetry workshop will be held at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave. $25. Info and registration: tryonarts.org or 8598322.
urBAn DhArMA 29 Page Ave. See website for temple and gallery hours. Weekly programs are free with $5-$10 suggested donation. Info: udharmanc.com or 225-6422. • THURSDAYS, 7:30-8:30pm "Cultivating Abundance" will focus on the liturgy of Jambhala. • SATURDAYS, 3-4:30pm - Weekly services will alternate between "Call of Compassion” and “Boundless Protection." • TUESDAYS, 7:30-8:30pm - An introduction to meditation will feature two sessions of 20 minute meditation and a walking session.
FirestorM CAFe & Books Located at 48 Commerce St. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: firestormcafe.com or 2558115. • SA (4/20), 2pm - Barbara Morrison will present her memoir Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother. • MO (4/22), 7pm - Imogen Binnie will present her novel Nevada and local transgender writers will share their work.
woMen's spring lunCheon • TH (4/18), 4pm - The Cove at the Billy Graham Training Center will host an afternoon featuring music, a presentation with Kendra Graham and a meal. Open to women ages 15 and up. 1 Porters Cove Road. $29. Info: 298-2092 or thecove.org.
spoken & WriTTen Word ACCent on Books 854 Merrimon Ave. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: accentonbooks.com or 252-6255.
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FountAinheAD Bookstore Located at 408 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Free, unless otherwise noted. Info: fountainheadbookstore.com or 697-1870. • TH (4/18), 5:30pm - Ryan Jo Summers will present her book, Whispers in Her Heart, followed by a wine and cheese social. interseCtions Book CluB • TU (4/23), 6:30pm Intersections Book Club: Serena by Ron Rash. Sponsored by the Diana Wortham Theatre; held at The Forum at Pack Place. Free. Info and registration: 257-4530. MAlAprop's Bookstore AnD CAFe 55 Haywood St. Info: malaprops. com or 254-6734. Events are free, unless otherwise noted. • WE (4/17), 7pm - Ben Miller
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will present his book River Bend Chronicle. • TH (4/18), 7pm - Poem in Your Pocket Day invites the public to read from the Poem in Your Pocket anthology. • FR (4/19), 7pm - Theodore Richards will present his book Creatively Maladjusted: The Wisdom Education Movement Manifesto. • SA (4/20), 10am-noon "Transforming Your Emotions Through Poetry: What You Wish You Had Always Known" writing class. $10 donation. Registration requested. --- 3-4pm - A birthday celebration for children's book authors born in April will feature stories and activities for kids. --- 7pm - Sallie Bissell will present her book In Music of Ghosts: A Novel of Suspense. • SU (4/21), 3pm - Writers at Home will feature UNCA writing scholarship winners. --- 5pm - World Book Night Story Slam invites the public to tell and listen to stories. • MO (4/22), 7pm - Jill McCorkle will present her book Life After Life. • TU (4/23), 7pm - World Book Night will celebrate the love of reading through book donations to light and non-readers. Book-giver applications are closed. • WE (4/24), 7pm - Steve Crimi will present works by the late Alan Chadwick, "the greatest horticulturist of the 20th century." • TH (4/25), 7pm - "Poems Reaching Toward the Divine" will feature poets Bruce Beasley and Luke Hankins. poetry DAy • SA (4/20), 9:30am-3pm - The Poetry Council of N.C.’s Poetry Day will feature readings by the council's contest winners and a poetry slam at 11am. Held at Catawba Valley Community College. $5 to enter poetry slam. Info: poetrycouncilofnc. wordpress.com. writers syMposiuM • TH (4/18) through FR (4/19) - Caldwell Community College will host a writers symposium featuring Wiley Cash, author of A Land More Kind than Home. Q&A sessions will be held on Thursday: noon on the Watauga Campus and 7pm in J.E. Broyhill Civic Center. A reading will be held on Friday at noon in the Caldwell Campus gym. Free. Info: 726-2200.
sporTs ADult/ChilD MiniAture golF tournAMent • SA (4/20), 1-3pm - Buncombe County Parks and Recreation Services will host a miniature golf tournament for adults and children at Tropical Gardens
the leArning CoMMunity sChool • FR (4/19), 6pm & SA (4/20), 4pm - The Learning Community School will present The Little Mermaid in Montreat Conference Center's Anderson Auditorium, 401 Assembly Drive. $10/$5 children under 10. Info: thelearningcommunity.org or 686-3080. theAter At Blue riDge CoMMunity College Performances are held in Patton Auditorium at BRCC, Flat Rock. Tickets and info: blueridge.edu or 694-1849. • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (4/21) - The Blue Ridge Community College drama department presents Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Thur.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $7/$5 faculty and students.
from the page to the stage: Experience John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath live on stage at Asheville Community Theatre this weekend through Sunday, April 28. (pg. 34)
Mini Golf, 956 Patton Ave. $15 per team. Info: jay.nelson@buncombecounty.org or 250-4269. DisC golF lessons • ONGOING - Waynesville Recreation Center, 550 Vance St., will offer individual and group disc golf lessons. $5/free for members. Info and schedule: recspecialolympics@townofwaynesville.org or 456-2030. roll BeyonD CoAl • SA (4/20), noon - Roll Beyond Coal community bicycle ride will depart from Pack Square Park for a 10-mile ride. Concludes at Universal Joint, 784 Haywood Road, with beer and food. Free. Info: wnca.org. teAM river runner • ONGOING - Local nonprofit Team River Runner seeks veterans of all ages interested in learning to kayak for health and healing. Info: trr.asheville@ gmail.com.
TheaTer A-B teCh • WEDNESDAYS through SATURDAYS (4/24) until (5/4) - A steampunk version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet will be presented by the A-B Tech Drama Department, featuring alumna Hayley Karbowski. Held in the college's Simpson Hall. 7:30pm. $15/$10 students/$5 A-B Tech students. Info: pcarver@abtech.edu.
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Asheville CoMMunity theAtre Located at 35 E. Walnut St. Tickets and info: ashevilletheatre. org or 254-1320. • WE (4/17), 8pm - A staged reading premiere of Dwarf Star, a "dark comedy about buried passions, hidden crimes and huge money." Free; reservations recommended. • THURSDAYS through SATURDAYS until (5/5) - Jeffrey, a comedy about a "young gay man in New York who feels that sex has gotten too complicated and decides to avoid it at all costs." 7:30pm. No performance Thursday, April 25. $18/$15 in advance/$15 students and seniors. A portion of proceeds benefits WNCAP. Info: differentstrokesavl.com. • Through SU (4/28) - The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about poverty during the Great Depression. Fri. & Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $15-$22. • TH (4/25), 7:30pm - "Listen to This: Stories in Performance" will feature original stories and songs. Hosted by Tom Chalmers. $10. BrevArD College DireCting ClAss • FR (4/19), 7:30pm - Brevard College's directing class will present the semester's projects in the college's Morrison Playhouse. Free. Info: brevard.edu. BrevArD little theAtre Located in the American Legion Hall, 55 E. Jordan St., Brevard. Info: brevardlittletheatre.com.
Reservations: 884-2587. • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (4/21) - Blithe Spirit, the story of socialite and novelist Charles Condomine. Thurs.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 3pm. $14/$10 students/$5 children 12 and under. FlAt roCk plAyhouse Mainstage: Highway 225, Flat Rock. Downtown location: 125 South Main St., Hendersonville. Info: flatrockplayhouse.org or 693-0731. • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS until (4/21) - The Odd Couple, the story of a "neat freak and sloppy sportswriter." Performed on the Mainstage. Wed.-Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 2pm. $35/$33 seniors/$25 students. • WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS (4/24) through (5/19) Cotton Patch Gospel, "a modern retelling of the Gospel" set in rural Georgia. Performed at the downtown location. Wed.-Sat., 8pm; Thurs., Sat., Sun., 2pm. $35. henDersonville little theAtre 229 S. Washington St., Hendersonville. Info: 692-1082 or hendersonvillelittletheater.org. • Through SU (4/21) - Brighton Beach Memoirs, the story of a lower-middle-class teenager living in Brooklyn in 1937. Thurs.Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $20/$15 students ages 18-25/$10 children 18 and under. kelly MCgillis • TH (4/18), 7-9pm - NYS3 will present a discussion with Golden
Globe nominated actress Kelly McGillis at 2002 Riverside Dive, Studio 42-O. Free. Info: nys3. com or (814) 648-0680. MontForD pArk plAyers Info: montfordparkplayers.org or 254-5146. • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (4/28) - The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s comic farce about Victorian marriage, will be performed at the Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St. Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2:30pm. $15. nC stAge CoMpAny 15 Stage Lane. Info and tickets: 239-0263 or ncstage.org. • WEDNESDAYS through SATURDAYS until (4/21) Shipwrecked. "This magical, theatrical story is based on the true story of the Victorian explorer and storyteller Louisde Rougemont." Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $16-$28. • THURSDAYS through SUNDAYS until (5/5) - Etty, based on the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum, a young Dutch Jewish student living in Amsterdam during the Holocaust. Thurs.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $10-$15. pArkwAy plAyhouse 202 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville. Info: parkwayplayhouse.com or 682-4285. • FR (4/19) & SA (4/20) - Parkway Playhouse Jr. will present Disney's The Little Mermaid. 7:30pm. $10/$5 students.
wArren wilson College • TH (4/25) through SU (4/28) - Warren Wilson College graduating theatre students Samantha Stewart and Michael Willey will perform their original works, Theatre Is Burning and Welcome to the Zoo, at the college's Kittridge Theatre. $10/students free. Info and reservations: 7713040 or avl.mx/s9. western CArolinA university • FR (4/19), 7:30pm - WCU will present 101 Years of Broadway, featuring music from The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Evita and Cats, in the university's Bardo Performing Arts Center. $20/$15 staff/$5 children and students. Info: bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.
ThriVing children The Success Equation, under the umbrella of Children First/ Communities In Schools, unites the community to reduce the root causes of child poverty. These calendar listings feature community events and volunteer opportunities to help children thrive in Buncombe County. Augustine proJeCt • The Literacy Council of Buncombe County's Augustine Project seeks volunteer tutors to improve the academic achievement of low-income students, grades 1-12, in reading, writing or spelling. Tutoring held 2-3 times a week. Training, materials and ongoing support provided. Orientation for the two-week training course will be held May 14, 5:30-7pm, and May 20, 9-10:30am, at 31 College Place. Info and registration: literacytutors@litcouncil.com or 254-3442. Big Brothers Big sisters oF wnC Located at 50 S. French Broad Ave., Room 213, in the United Way building. The organization matches children from single-parent homes with adult mentors.
Info: bbbswnc.org or 253-1470. • Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks volunteers to mentor 1 hr/week in schools and after-school programs. Volunteers 18 and older are also needed to share outings in the community twice a month with youth from single-parent homes. Activities are free or lowcost. Information session on April 24 at noon.
professionals. Orientation: May 8 and 9. Info: literacytutors@ litcouncil.com.
ChilDren First/Cis • Children First/CIS seeks volunteers for its learning centers and after school program for elementary school children living in public and low-income housing. Mon.-Thurs., 2:30-5:30pm. Volunteer for one hour a week and change the life of a local child. Info: childrenfirstbc.org or 768-2072.
pArtners unliMiteD • Partners Unlimited, a program for at-risk youth ages 10-18, seeks volunteer tutors and website assistance. Info: partnersunlimited@juno.com or 281-2800.
ChilDren First/Cis MinD the gAp tour • TH (4/18), 3:30pm - The Children First/CIS Mind the Gap Tour will call attention to issues that hinder the success of children and families in poverty. Donations not requested. Info and registration: AdrienneA@ Childrenfirstbc.org or 259-9717. girls on the run oF wnC • ONGOING - Girls on the Run of WNC seeks volunteers to plan and assist with the GOTR 5K, scheduled for May 18. Info: gotrwnc.org or 713-2321. hAnDs on AshevilleBunCoMBe Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision. Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project. • SA (4/13), 10am-noon Teacher's Pet: Volunteers will create supplemental educational materials to help elementary students improve reading skills. Make flashcards, games and more. Instruction and materials provided. • SA (4/20), 9am-noon - Help sort and pack food at MANNA FoodBank. in reAl liFe AFter sChool progrAMs • MONDAYS through FRIDAYS, 3-5pm - The IRL After School Program seeks volunteers to build relationships with middle schoolers while participating in diverse programming like hiking, financial literacy, art, sports and more. Info: acsf.org, irlacsf@ gmail.com or 350-6270. literACy CounCil oF BunCoMBe County Located at 31 College Place, Building B, Suite 221. Info: 2543442, ext. 204. • Volunteers are needed to tutor adults in basic literacy skills including reading, writing, math and English as a second language. No prior tutoring experience required. Tutors will receive 15 hours of training as well as ongoing support from certified
Motherlove Mentor • The YWCA MotherLove program seeks volunteers to provide support and encouragement to teen mothers. A commitment of eight hours per month required. Info: 254-7206.
VolunTeering AMeriCAn CAnCer soCiety • The American Cancer Society seeks cosmetology professionals to facilitate its Look Good, Feel Better program for women undergoing cancer treatment. A training session will be held April 22. Info: 254-6931. Art on MAin • Art on Main arts and crafts festival seeks volunteers for planning, set-up and tear-down. Info: acofhc@bellsouth.net or 693-8504. Asheville City sChools FounDAtion • ONGOING - The Asheville City Schools Foundation seeks volunteers to tutor/mentor a student (K-12) in need of support. Volunteer opportunities available Mon.-Fri., 8am-6pm. Info: jay@ acsf.org 350-6135. AyusA host FAMilies • ONGOING - Ayusa seeks families interested in hosting exchange students ages 15-18. Families must pass a background check, provide room and board and a safe, supportive environment. Info: ayusa.org or 2988873. hAnDs on AshevilleBunCoMBe Youth are welcome on many projects with adult supervision. Info: handsonasheville.org or call 2-1-1. Visit the website to sign up for a project. • WE (4/17), 6-8pm - Cookie night invites the public to make cookies for hospice patients at CarePartners' John Keever Solace Center. • SA (4/20), 10am-noon OnTrack: Copy and collate packets for distribution to individuals and families that benefit from OnTrack's various financial assistance programs. • SU (4/21), 1-2pm - Knit-nGive encourages knitters of all skill levels to make hats for the WNCCHS Pediatric Program and Homeward Bound of Asheville. • MO (4/22) - 7-8:30pm - Cookie Night: Help bake cookies for families staying at the Lewis Rathbun Center, which provides free lodg-
ing for out-of-town families who have a loved one in an area hospital. Supplies provided. • TH (4/25), 11am-12:30pm Shake and Bake: Cook and serve a homemade lunch to the men staying at the ABCCM Veterans Restoration Quarters and Inn. Both men and women are encouraged to participate. • TH (4/25), 4-6pm - Fair-Trade Stock-Up: Assist with unpacking and pricing merchandise for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit, fair-trade retail store that sells handcrafted items made by artisans in more than 30 developing countries.
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riverlink BoAt lAnDing • FR (4/19) & SA (4/20) - RiverLink seeks volunteers to construct a boat landing at RiverLink Sculpture and Performance Plaza, 144 Riverside Drive. Lunch provided. Info, registration and time: dave@riverlink.org.
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roAD to reCovery • The American Cancer Society seeks volunteers to drive cancer patients to treatments as part of the Road to Recovery program. Info: 254-6931. rotAriAns AgAinst hunger • SA (4/20), 8:30am-5pm Volunteers will package foods for MANNA FoodBank in four-hour shifts. Held at Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Square Blvd. Free. Info: rotariansagainsthunger.org. the rAthBun Center • The Rathbun Center, a nonprofit corporation that provides free lodging for patients and their caregivers staying in Asheville for medical treatment, seeks volunteers to support and register guests. Weekend shifts: noon3pm; 3-6pm & 6-9pm. Info: rathbuncenter.org or 251-0595.. urBAn trAil spring CleAning • SA (4/20), 8:30am-2pm Volunteers are needed to clean the plaques along the Asheville Urban Trail. Training offered Friday, 4-5pm, and Saturday, 9-10am. Info, location and registration: bpunsalan@ashevillenc. gov 337-3724. CAlenDAr DeADline The deadline for free and paid listings is 5 p.m. weDnesDAy, one week prior to publication. Questions? Call (828)251-1333, ext. 365
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Discoveries & Advancements • 1802: Luke Howard updates his cloud nomenclature system to include names like “cumulonimbus” and “cirrus,” which replace “Bob” and “Captain Nastypants.”
• 1812: Michael Faraday begins experiments with non autoerotic uses of electricity. • 1927: Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle accepted, rejected, and finally re-accepted by namesake scientist.
• 1976: Watson and Crick make the landmark discovery that Simon and Garfunkel are superior to them as guitarists and vocalists.
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River Arson District ‘Firebug Stroll’ this weekend
ASHEVILLE, MONDAY — In light of the arson spree this week in the River Arts District (RAD), the Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced it has re-branded the kindling-like area the River Arson District (RAD). “Critics accuse us of glossing over Asheville’s quirkier traits in the name of spin, but what is more RAD than an entire district dedicated to arson investigation?” read a press release from the tourism board. A “Firebug Stroll” has been scheduled for this weekend, and visitors to the RAD will be able to walk among the smoldering embers of avant-garde performance art, and enjoy complimentary wine and a water-soaked washcloth “in case the brilliant, fiery sights leave you literally gasping for air,” according to an announcement. Artists in the district will be on hand to paint portraits of visitors, capturing the intricate dance of sky-high flames as they reflect off the subjects’ terrified pupils. To help strollers get into the spirit, they will be encouraged to set small trashcan fires during the stroll. “Any town can get burned to the ground by a lone operator with a grudge and a personality disorder, but no town burns brighter in our humble opinion than beautiful Asheville,
North Carolina, with its hand-cut, dryrotted wood, spark-embracing roofing systems, and flame-inclusive historic structures,” said Kit Cramer, president of the Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Come join the sights and sounds of progress in fast-forward, whether you have but a flicker of interest or a burning-warehouse-sized passion for Asheville and its artists who only stop their artistic pursuits to drop and roll.” Though they can’t officially announce it, Asheville CVB members believe the RAD arsonist him/herself will make a special appearance at the Firebug Stroll, “casually blending in to gauge honest reactions to the arsonist’s own work, pretending to see what all the excitement is about in a low-key, man-on-the-street-television-interview-giving manner.”
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Religion side effects
Yancey County state representative Michelle Presnell attracted national attention by implying that Muslim prayer incites terrorism. Reached for comment, Rep. Presnell provided further causal relationships within non-Christian belief systems:
Hindu prayer .............................Unintelligible customer service by phone. Buddhist meditation .....................Rubbing one’s own belly for good luck. Catholic rosaries ......................................St. Francis garden statue worship. Zoroastrianism....................Excessive quoting of Thus Spake Zarathustra. Jain ritual ..........................................................Tarzan-style chest-thumping. Judaism ............................................................. Funny hats/Catskills humor. Rastafarian sacrament inhalation .................................................. Duuuude! Neo-Pagan tree worship ....................................................... Sappy behavior. Nonreligious/Atheist non-ritual .....................Decaffeinated coffee intake. Shinto shrine worship ...................................................... Kabuki costumery.
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• Repeat the calming mantra “I’m going to get those bastards,” through clenched teeth. • Take your mind off the road with some texting. • Take a moment to see things from the other driver’s stupid, inconsiderate point of view. • When possible, drive inside a sensory deprivation tank. • Instead of honking and screaming at drivers who remain at a standstill after the light turns green, approach their driver’s-side door with a smile, give a polite bow, and then (in a sing-song voice) inquire WTF is wrong with them. • Envision possible negative consequences of your actions versus the thrill of urinating on the other driver’s recently incapacitated body. • Drink relaxing herbal mixture of Xanax and Jack Daniel’s. • Instead of ridiculous rules and laws, drive according the mandates of beauty and elegance — like a figure skater. • Use 1970s Mr. Microphone to broadcast profane traffic reports through your car’s stereo. • Fun with anagrams; e.g. That jackass cut me off = Jet mask staccato huff. • Negative reinforcement of dangerous driving thoughts using car cigarette lighter on thigh.
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goVernMenT in acTion • Among the lingering costs of U.S. wars are disability payments and compensation to veterans' families, which can continue for decades after hostilities end. An Associated Press analysis of federal payment records, released in March, found two current recipients of Civil War benefits. Vietnam War payments total about $22 billion a year; World War II, $5 billion; World War I, $20 million; and the 1898 Spanish-American War, about $1,700. • Oklahoma is among the states receiving $150,000 federal grants each year to operate small, isolated airfields (one in southern Oklahoma is so seldom used that it’s primarily a restroom stop for passing pilots). The payments come from a 13-year-old congressional fund for about 80 such airfields (no traffic, no planes kept on site), which a February Washington Post investigation called "ATMs shaped like airports." Congress no longer even requires that the annual grants be spent on the airports drawing the grants. • During the massive manhunt for former Los Angeles cop Christopher Dorner in February, nervous LAPD officers riddled an SUV with bullets, mistakenly believing Dorner was inside. It was only two women delivering newspa-
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Undocumented immigrant Jose Munoz, 25, believed himself an ideal candidate for President Obama's 2012 safe-harbor initiative for illegal-entry children. His undocumented parents brought him to the U.S. before age 16, he had no criminal record and had graduated from high school with honors. Since then, however, he’d stayed home in Sheboygan, Wis., assisting his family, doing odd jobs and just "vegging." Existing "in the shadows," however, Munoz found it almost impossible to prove that he’d lived in the U.S. continuously since graduation. After initially failing to convince immigration officials, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported in March, Munoz's lawyer succeeded — by submitting Munoz's Xbox Live records, documenting that his computer's Wisconsin location had been accessing video games, day after day, for years.
• Sculptor Richard Jackson’s "Ain't Painting a Pain" installation at California's Orange County Museum in February included "Bad Dog," placed outside to coax visitors in. Hind leg cocked, the sculpture pumped gallons of yellow paint onto the building. "We'll see how long it lasts," he told the Los Angeles Times, "but you never know how people will react." "Sometimes, people feel they should protect their children from such things; then the kids go home and watch 'South Park.'" • Australian dilettante David Walsh's 2-yearold Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart is acquiring a reputation for irreverence. Greg Taylor's "My Beautiful Chair" invites a visitor to lie next to a lethal-injection chair and experience a countdown, mimicking the time it takes for execution drugs to kill (and then flashing "You Are Dead"). And each day at 2 p.m., artist Wim Delvoye creates a "fresh fecal masterpiece." A transparent grinder turns a meal from the museum's restaurant into slush, dyes it brown and adds an overpowering foul smell. The resulting "masterpiece" is channeled into transparent vats.
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perspecTiVe Some Third World residents eat dirt for want of a better option. But at Tokyo's upscale Ne Quittez Pas restaurant, prominent chef Toshio Tanabe offers soil soup served with a flake of dirty truffle, soil sorbet and the "soil surprise" (a dirt-covered potato ball with a truffle center). Tanabe lightly precooks his dirt and runs it through a sieve to eliminate the crunchiness.
feTishes on parade In March, a 19-year-old New York University student described to the New York Post her one-night experience as a foot-fetish prostitute at a spa where men paid a $100 entrance fee plus $20 for each 10 minutes of fondling and kissing young women's feet. The men wore business suits the whole time, and the dressed-up women first had to pass a strict foot examination by the "pimp," who wanted candidates with "high arches and small feet." More than two dozen men, she guessed, patronized the spa during her shift; she earned $200, including tips.
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We’ve also seen a trend in medicine and health care: The concept of a solo practitioner is becoming a thing of the past. Would you agree with that? One of the models of care that’s become more popular is low-overhead practices. MAHEC has actually piloted that model in Flat Rock. It’s also a good model where the physician has fewer patients, does almost all of the work, carries the office phone with them as a cell phone and is able to spend more time with patients, just [by having] lower office overhead [costs].
President and CEO of the Mountain Area Health Education Center for a little more than a year, Dr. Jeff Heck says the academic medical center has an eye toward not only training physicians, but thinking about sustainability. And it starts with recruiting and retaining doctors. He talked with Xpress recently about sustainability in the health-care industry and how MAHEC is addressing them.
Mountain Xpress: In your opinion, what is the greatest barrier to sustainability in health care? Jeff Heck: Our own lack of empowerment to care for ourselves, to take our own health as a blessing, as something that we need to nurture and care for. We know that the healthiest people are those who take an active interest in staying and being healthy, in exercising, in eating right and taking care of illnesses early rather than later, being concerned and seeking help for mental health. Most of our own health care is what we do ourselves. The next big block is advice that we seek outside of ourselves from experts, and sometimes those are doctors. It might be other people, like our grandmothers. [Next is] primary care, [those who] do the bulk of the actual care. It’s only the smallest amount of people who get care from specialties and hospitals. Those usually come at later stages in diseases. so then, what is the most unsustainable trend we’re seeing in health care right now? The cost of health care continues to rise and be a problem. [We need] more incentives on prevention and staying healthy, rather than just sick-care. So that’s a threat for us. Another threat is, as state and federal governments and city governments have more trouble with finances, it means less is invested into education. In order for a society to be healthy and strong, you need to have a great educational system.
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With all these changes in health care going on, how can a practice be sustainable in WNC? We’re about to see some major changes in how health care is delivered and also how it’s paid for. I think in the future we’re going to have a health-care system that works well for my daughter-in-law. president and CeO of the mountain area health education Center Jeff heck points to education as a key to sustainable health care. Currently, 62 percent of maheC’s family medicine graduates stay and practice in WnC. photo courtesy of maheC
And MAHeC has trained more than 300 local physicians. You also offer a free consulting service for local doctors, regardless of whether they trained at MAHeC, correct? Yes, it’s our Center for Quality Improvement, [which is] helping offices meet some of the new demands of the Affordable Care Act, and also the sort of changing nature of medicine. Some examples are almost all the practices now in Western North Carolina have electronic health records. But using those health records to the benefit of the patient, well, that’s more complex. The electronic health records don’t talk to each other, and [we can’t] easily produce the reports that demonstrate your quality [of care received]. The records weren’t really designed for population management and they weren’t designed to help practitioners monitor their type of care. So our consultants really ... help offices to make great use of their health records and even beyond that, to also to redesign the way the practice is run so that it has a maximum benefit to the patient, preferably at a lower cost, and improves the quality of life for the physician and the staff so that they can really do their best work. This way, [doctors] can do their best work without having to be overly burdened by the clerical work associated with a health record.
I call it the Hannah health-care system. She’s going to get up in the morning to get ready to go to work because both she and her husband both work. She’s going to notice that one of her kids is sick, and she’s going to want to go the computer and make a visit online. She’s going to want to schedule her visit around her own schedule so she won’t have to miss any work. It has to be very convenient. There’s going to be open access, which means that she’ll be able to go at a time when it’s convenient for her or even be able to stop by the office and know that she’ll be seen quickly at that time. It may be 7 in the morning, but it’s also going to be her practice where she gets her care, so all [her] records will be there. She’ll have affordable medications, some generic medications, and go to her pharmacy, which is able to fill her medication quickly for her. And then if her child has any tests done, those results will be emailed to her with an explanation, and she’ll be able to have a consultation by phone or by email so she doesn’t have to make a doctor’s visit just to discuss her child’s results or her own results of a test. Going forward, how should the health community be thinking about making care sustainable in WNC? To be a good guy, you care about low-income populations, you care about those who are sick for whatever reason and who are not healthy. You care about children who need to have the right nurturing and healthy environment to be successful. If we’re thinking just about our business and our sustainability for ourselves, then it’s not the right way to look at it. X Send your health-and-wellness news and tips to Caitlin Byrd at cbyrd@mountainx.com or mxhealth@mountainx.com, or call 251-1333, ext. 140.
wellnesscalendar Asheville Center For trAnsCenDentAl MeDitAtion ("tM") (pd.) Free Introductory Talk: Thursdays. 6:30pm, Asheville TM Center, 165 E. Chestnut. (828) 2544350. MeditationAsheville.org spring open house this sAturDAy! (pd.) April 20, 1-4 pm at Daoist Traditions College Acupuncture Clinic. 222 S. French Broad Avenue. • Pulse Diagnosis • Ear Acupuncture • Chinese Herbal Tea • Qi Gong *Seasonal Health Tips. All services FREE and open to the public. For more information: 828-253-8669 or daoisttraditions.edu MentAl heAlth First AiD (pd.) A nationally accredited 12-hour certificate course in which participants learn to recognize and respond to a mental health crisis in their own communities. Participants will learn to identify risk factors and warning signs for a range of mental health problems, including: depression, anxiety/ trauma, psychosis, eating disorders, substance use disorders, and self-injury. This course is delivered in a highly interactive and engaging manner. Dates: May 6th and 7th, 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. To register for this training, visit our website at amorrisconsulting.com or email to andreamorris@amorrisconsulting.com 828-551-4540. restorAtive yogA For stress relieF (pd.) End your weekend with a yoga class specifically designed to relieve anxiety and stress. Sunday 4/21 4-6p $25 1378 Hendersonville Road. Registration required, www.AshevilleHappyBody. com or 277-5741. strong suMMer soles (pd.) 6 Week Beginner Walking Program for Women Starts May 6th M,W,F 10-11am HF Training Center at River Ridge ONLY $150 Call 298-4667 Are you stroke sMArt? • FR (4/19), 11:30am - “Time = Brain: Are You Stroke Smart?” with George Waltman, RN. Held in UNCA's Reuter Center. Free. Info: olliasheville. com/special-programs or 251-6140. AutisM AwAreness Month Movie • SA (4/20), 1pm - The Autism Society of North Carolina will honor Autism Awareness Month with a "sensory-friendly" movie, rated PG, appropriate for children with sensory sensitivities. Held at Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company, 675 Merrimon Ave. $3 donation. Info: sseitz@autismsociety-nc.org. AutisM expo • TU (4/23), noon-2pm - An autism expo will feature professionals and resources for families on the autism spectrum. Held at the Family Support Network, 11 Vanderbilt Park Drive. Free. Info and registration: sylvia@empowerautism.com. DAoist trADitions College • SA (4/20), 1-4pm - Daoist Traditions College's spring open house will include an acupuncture clinic, pulse diagnosis, tea, qi gong, seasonal health tips and more. 222 S. French Broad Ave. Free. Info: 253-8669 or daoisttraditions.edu. events At rei Located at 31 Schenck Parkway. Info: 687-0918 or rei.com/asheville. • WE (4/17), 7-8pm - A presentation on natural approaches to foot pain will focus on treatment and prevention. Free. Registration requested. FooD: the gooD, the BAD AnD the ugly • TU (4/23), 7-9pm - "Food: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" will focus on food choices. Held at
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supporT groups ADult ChilDren oF AlCoholiCs & DysFunCtionAl FAMilies ACOA is an anonymous 12-step, "Twelve Tradition" program for women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Info: adultchildren.org. • SUNDAYS, 3pm - "Living in the Solution," The Servanthood House, 156 E. Chestnut St. Open big book study. Info: 989-8075. • FRIDAYS, 7pm - "Inner Child" study group. Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. Info: 989-8075. • SUNDAYS, 2pm - "Inner Child" study group, Canton Branch Library, 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Canton. Info: 648-2924. • SUNDAYS, 3pm - A confidential study group based on the twelve steps of ACOA. Everyone welcome; no age or gender restrictions. Meets at the Clyde Town Hall, 8437 Carolina Blvd. Info: babeo2351@yahoo.com. • MONDAYS, 7pm - "Generations," First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 474-5120. Al-Anon Al-Anon is a support group for the family and friends of alcoholics. More than 33 groups are available in the WNC area. Info: wnc-alanon.org or 800-286-1326. • WEDNESDAYS, 11:30am - "Daytime Serenity," Pardee Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. --- 7pm - Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. --- 5:45pm - Al-Anon meeting for women, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 798 Merrimon Ave. • MONDAYS, noon - "Keeping the Focus," First Baptist Church, 5 Oak St. Entrance near Charlotte Street. --- 6pm - "Attitude of Gratitude," Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. --- 7pm First Christian Church, 201 Blue Ridge Road, Black Mountain. --- 7:30pm - First United Methodist Church, Jackson and Church Streets, Sylva. --- 8pm - "Al-Anon Spoken Here," Ledger Baptist Church,
U.S. 226 near Bakersville. --- 8pm - Pinecrest Presbyterian Church, 1790 Greenville Highway at North Highland Lake Road. Asperger's ADults uniteD • SA (4/20), 4pm - Adults with Asperger's or on the autism spectrum are invited to meet for support, friendship and fun activities at Firestorm Cafe, 48 Commerce St. Info: meetup.com/ AspergersAdultsunited or 319-1017. BrAin inJury support network • 4th TUESDAYS, 6pm - A group for brain injury survivors, their families, caregivers and friends. Bring a snack to share if you wish. Meets at Foster Church, 375 Hendersonville Road. Info: eengelsman@hindsfeetfarm.org. BrevArD-henDersonville pArkinson's support group • TU (4/9), 10am - The Brevard-Hendersonville Parkinson's Support Group will meet at BrevardDavidson River Presbyterian Church, 249 E. Main St., Brevard. Meeting will feature light Tai Chi exercises. Info: 685-7673. ChroniC pAin support group • SUNDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - Open to those with chronic pain, friends and family. April 21 featured speaker: chiropractor Corey Noll. Held at Unity Church of Asheville, 130 Shelburne Road. Donations accepted. Info: 989-1555. ChroniC pAin support group • SUNDAYS, 12:30-1:30pm - Open to those with chronic pain, friends and family. Held at Unity Church of Asheville, 130 Shelburne Road. Donations accepted. Info: 989-1555. Co-DepenDents AnonyMous A fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm & SATURDAYS, 11am First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. (use back entrance). Info: 424-6594 or 398-8937. DeBtors AnonyMous • MONDAYS, 7pm - Debtors Anonymous meets at First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St., Room 101. Info: debtorsanonymous.org. Depression AnD BipolAr support AlliAnCe: MAgnetiC MinDs • WEDNESDAYS, 7-9 pm - Magnetic Minds offers self-help through weekly, peer-facilitated support meetings offering acceptance, info and techniques to manage challenges. Meets at 1316-C Parkwood Road, across from the West Asheville BB&T. Free. Info: MagneticMinds.weebly.com or 367-7660. eAting DisorDers ADult support group • WEDNESDAYS, 7pm - THE Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St., provides free weekly support groups for adults recovering from an eating disorder. Facilitated by licensed professionals. Drop-ins welcome; no registration required. Info: thecenternc.org or 337-4685. eAting DisorDers: FAMily AnD FrienDs support • 3rd SATURDAYS, 10-11:30am - A support group for family members, caregivers and friends of individuals struggling with eating disorders is held at T.H.E. Center for Disordered Eating, 297 Haywood St. Led by licensed professionals. Free. Info: 3374685 or thecenternc.org. heArt oF reCovery • TUESDAYS, 6pm - A meditation and discussion group that integrates Buddhist meditation prac-
wellnesscontinued tice with 12-step recovery programs. Meetings are anonymous and explore the relationship between addiction and meditation. Hosted by the Shambhala Meditation Center, 19 Westwood Place. Info: asheville.shambhala.org. MeMory CAFe • 1st MONDAYS, 1-3pm; 1st WEDNESDAYS, 2-4pm; 3rd SATURDAYS, 1-3pm; 3rd THURSDAYS, 2-4pm - Memory Cafe is an opportunity for those living with the challenges of dementia to gather and socialize. Free. Info and locations: shendrix@ mountainprojects.org, Asstminister@uuasheville. org, LBrown@FBCA.net or bettyrobbins@morrisbb. net. MeMoryCAregivers network: weAverville • 4th TUESDAYS, 1pm - Free and open to anyone caring for a person with memory loss. Group meets at Weaverville First Baptist Church, Lower Level Fellowship Hall, 63 N Main St., Weaverville. Info: 230-4143. nAMi support groups The National Alliance on Mental Illness supports recovery for people living with mental illness and their families. Free. Info: namiwnc.org or 505-7353. • 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAYS, 6pm - A Dual Diagnosis Support Group for those living with mental illness and substance abuse issues will be held at 3 Thurland Ave. • 2nd & 4th FRIDAYS, 6pm - An additional Dual Diagnosis support group will be held at Wall Street Coffee House, 62 Wall St. nAr-Anon • Nar-Anon provides support to relatives and friends concerned about the addiction or drug problem of a loved one. "We share experience, strength and hope." • TUESDAYS, 7pm - West Asheville Presbyterian Church, 690 Haywood Road; enter through back door. Info: robinplemmons@gmail.com. • WEDNESDAYS, 12:30pm - First United Methodist Chuch, 204 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Enter through side parking lot. Info: 891-8050. overCoMers reCovery support group • MONDAYS, 6pm - A Christian-based 12-step recovery program that provides a spiritual plan of recovery for people struggling with life-controlling problems. Meets at 370 N. Louisiana Ave., Suite C-1. All are welcome. Info: rchovey@sos-mission. org.
overeAters AnonyMous A fellowship of individuals who are recovering from compulsive overeating. A 12-step program. • THURSDAYS, noon - Asheville: Biltmore United Methodist Church, 376 Hendersonville Road. Info: 277-1975. • SATURDAYS, 9:30am - Black Mountain: 424 W. State St. Open relapse and recovery meeting. Info: 686-8131. • MONDAYS, 6:30pm - Hendersonville: Balfour United Methodist Church, 2567 Asheville Highway. Info: 697-5437. • MONDAYS, 6pm - Asheville: First Congregational UCC, 20 Oak St. Info: 252-4828. • TUESDAYS, 10:30am-noon - Asheville: Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Ave. at Ottari. Info: 626-2572.
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Seeds to save Without seeds, gardens would just be masses of dirt. Everything from tiny tomato seeds to a hefty handful of future watermelons hold the keys to life deep within their seed coats. Asheville is lucky to have several local seed companies that connect growers with varieties that have thrived in our region for centuries. Local distributor Sow True Seeds offers more than 550 varieties of vegetables, herbs and flowers and is active in the GMO-free movement. GMO-free, open-pollinated seeds are a practical way to keep genetically modified foods out of your soil and off your plate. As Sow True founder Carol Koury explains, “From our standpoint, the most important sustainabilityrelated issue facing our area (and our country) is the infiltration of genetically engineered crops into our agricultural system and our food supply.” For the past five years, her company has fostered a “love of growing flavorful, freshpicked and contaminant-free vegetables.” But how do the seeds get from here to there? Sow True Seed launches its packets from downtown Asheville. Other seed distributors are nestled in the outer reaches of Western North Carolina. Based in Lake Lure, Amy Hamilton of Appalachian Seeds Farm and Nursery says that one of the most important sustainability issues facing our region is transportation. “There are so many wonderful people and organizations doing so many wonderful things, but we are often located very far from one another,” she explains. An expanded publictransportation system would better connect distributors with customers and provide a more sustainable approach to getting the seeds off the farm and into local gardens. Whether you get your plants from near or far, WNC seed gurus can transform your plot into a powerhouse of sustainability. appalachianseeds.com. sowtrueseed.com.
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The case of the vanishing bees Colony collapse disorder continues to baffle beekeepers, both in WNC and around the world. No definitive answer on what is killing bumble bees, orchard bees, beetles and butterflies has been found. But recent scientific evidence suggests that neonicotinoids — neuro-active insecticides that are chemically related to nicotine — are contributing to the worldwide disappearance of bees. France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia have suspended the use of some neonicotinoids in specified circumstances, and the European Commission has proposed an European Unionwide moratorium on several kinds of neonicotinoid pesticides. With the reliance of its almond growers on healthy bee populations, California has raised awareness of this possible connection. Another cause that brings us closer to home: Manicured lawns and “pest-free” plants from other regions may be at fault. Some researchers assert that bees cannot recognize exotic plants as food, and foreign
plants often bring outside diseases and pests with them. Providing pollinators with native plants is a natural way to encourage sustainability, both in bees and the flowers and trees that they pollinate. Local bee activists affiliated with Bee City USA emphasize that native plants are the key to keeping bees healthy. The group, which celebrates Asheville’s recent recognition as a bee hub, released a list of native, pollinator-friendly plants specific to our region. “Each time we plant a native species — one that thrived in our county for thousands of years — we are fortifying the local, complex food web for man, plant and animal,” says Phyllis Stiles, director of Bee City USA, in a recent press release. The organization, which is a program of the Center for Honeybee Research, recommends that avid and casual gardeners alike sow native plants — such as pink milkweed, blue wild indigo and wild bleeding heart — to encourage pollinators. A list of Bee City USA recommended plants can be found at beecityusa. org, so pick out your favorites and start a bee haven in your backyard.
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Asheville 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd. Registration required for most classes. Info: ashevillebotanicalgardens.org or 252-5190. • SA (4/20), 10am-noon - A wildflower walk will include an orientation to wildflower identification and basic botanical terms. $15/$10 members. BunCoMBe County extension MAster gArDeners Programs are held at 94 Coxe Ave. unless otherwise noted. Info: 255-5522. • WE (4/17), 10am - A program on viburnums and hydrangeas will focus on native and non-native varieties that are suited to a range of growing conditions. Free; registration required. • MONDAYS through THURSDAYS, 9:30am-3:30pm & FRIDAYS, 9:30am12:30pm - The Master Gardener Hotline will accept gardening questions via phone and in-person. Info: 255-5522 or buncombemastergardener.org. george wAshington CArver eDiBle pArk • MONDAYS, 5-7pm - The community is invited to help grow and maintain vegetables at the George Washington Carver Edible Park, next to the Stephens Lee Recreation Center parking lot, 30 G.W. Carver Ave. Info: majerla@hotmail.com. hoMe AnD gArDen expo • SA (4/20) & SU (4/21), 10am-6pm - The Home and Garden Expo will feature a plant sale and products and services specific to the home building industry. Held at the WNC Ag Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher. $5. Info: 299-7001. ikenoBo ikeBAnA soCiety The Blue Ridge Chapter of Ikenobo Ikebana Society (Japanese flower arranging) meets at First Congregational Church of Hendersonville, 1735 Fifth Ave. W. Info: blueridgeikebana.com or 696-4103. • TH (4/18), 10am - The Ikenobo Ikebana Society will host a meeting and demonstration of freestyle arrangements with spring materials. Guests are welcome to observe.
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It’s not every day that a local small business gets its product tested by a hurricane. But Living Roofs Inc., a local company founded 2006 by Kathryn Blatt Ancaya and Emilio Ancaya, got just that. A green roof they designed and installed for Duke University’s Ocean Conservation Center was hit by Hurricane Earl in 2010, and again by Hurricane Irene in 2011. The outcome? The Ancaya’s installation did just fine. Incredibly, after being whipped by wind gusts of 90 to 100 miles per hour, the roof system and vegetation showed no signs of damage. With backgrounds in design and environmental science, the Ancayas were intrigued by the fact that green roofs — i.e. one with a vegetated covering — can address a whole host of environmental concerns, from reducing energy costs to improving air quality. They knew that green roofs were growing in popularity in the U.S., but they hadn’t seen a lot of them in this region. “We were intrigued by their untapped potential here in the Southeast,” says Kathryn. Of course, there are pros and cons to being a leader in one’s field. As the owners of the first company in North Carolina specializing in professional green-roof services, the Ancayas were on their own in many ways. “The Southeast has a whole set of specific challenges related to weather and geography,” says Kathryn, “so we learned a lot through small successes and failures.” The couple experimented with different plants and systems to find what worked best locally. Being pioneers also meant that they could feel the effects of their
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PIoneeRs: Living Roof founders Kathryn Blatt Ancaya and Emilio Ancaya brought their green business to Asheville in 2007. Photo by Max Cooper
work in a bigger way. Before they moved to Asheville in 2007, they considered several other cities. “We decided that Portland and Chicago already have people there doing the type of work that we’re doing,” explains Kathryn. “We knew it would be easy to go to larger cities like that and be surrounded by our peers. No one was doing green roofs in North Carolina — so we knew it might be more difficult to stay, but we also knew we’d have more of an impact.” After landing in Asheville, the Ancayas decided they needed a marketing push to get the word out about their business, so they turned to Mountain BizWorks for a loan. “Mountain BizWorks was the first to fund Living Roofs,” says Kathryn. “Since we’re the first business of our kind in the state, there wasn’t much precedent. We wanted to determine the long-term viability without risking too much.” That funding — along with an additional line of credit that helped with cash flow during larger projects — has helped them grow rapidly. In 2008, the business installed 7,500 square feet of green roofs;
and in 2012 they installed seven times that — 52,500 square feet. Still, Kathryn insists that while they want to continue growing, they don’t want to get too big. “We like to keep things pretty small and efficient,” says Kathryn. In addition to the Ancayas, the business employs two full-time staff and, depending on the season, three to ten part-time workers. Kathryn explains that due to the diversity of the work they do, finding the right employees is essential — and tricky. “The people on our team have to have the skills to sit in a client meeting, and then go out and pull weeds on a roof or work in a construction environment,” she says. While ecological sustainability is built into the work they do, the Ancayas are also very aware of what it takes to build a sustainable business. And similar to the diversity of a healthy ecosystem, their success depends on a diversified base of projects and a wide array of services. From a tiny roof for a kiosk in Carrier Park, to a 24,000-square-foot roof
atop a Federal building in South Carolina, their projects vary greatly in size and location. They also offer a full range of green roof services, including consultation, design, feasibility studies, educational sessions, retrofitting, installation, and ongoing maintenance. While their full-service approach ensures a steady stream of work, they recently realized that there was one market they weren’t reaching. “We were getting a lot of calls from people who really love green roofs and wanted to incorporate them into their homes, but who couldn’t afford our services. We felt like green roofs were out of reach for the do-it-yourselfers.” In response, the Ancayas worked with W2 Architects to develop a set of building plans for greenroofed garden sheds, which are for sale on their web site. In the coming years, Kathryn says they’d love to travel less for work and do more projects locally. “We would love to see more green roofs here in Asheville. We’d like to start incorporating some of the things that we’re seeing in other cities, like agriculture on rooftops.” They just completed a project at the Dr. Wesley Grant, Sr. Southside Center, and love the feeling of seeing their work come to fruition. “We get to see it a couple times a week when we’re on our way to the River Arts District or West Asheville, and that’s a great feeling.” Learn more about Living Roofs, Inc. at livingroofsinc.com or call 252-4449. Mountain BizWorks helps small businesses start, grow and create jobs through loans, classes and coaching. For more information, call 253-2834 or visit mountainbizworks.org. Anna Raddatz is development and communications coordinator at Mountain BizWorks.
From Asheville to the world Locals ponder the Alperovitz book, What Then Must We Do? by Rachel Winner American culture is ripe for a more positive economic system, and it’s entering “a period where neither reform or revolution is likely, and this will force people to build things,” author and political economist gar alperovitz said during a recent visit to Asheville. But for the next step, people have to “go out and build the damn thing,” even though that may take decades. Alperovitz presented his new book, What Then Must We Do? to a packed Malaprop’s café on April 4. He opened by noting that the wealthiest 400 Americans own the same amount of the nation’s capital as the next 180 million Americans. In his view, America has an economic system that cannot collapse or change, due to the marriage of corporation and state, and the weakness of “institutional opposition forces,” like unions. Therefore, when crisis hits, we are faced with what he described as a terribly slow and painful decay, felt throughout the nation via moral, environmental and financial hardships. Phrasing his point a different way earlier that day, Alperovitz told a Firestorm Café gathering, “Nothing may happen” in the midst of different pressures for change, but causes like suffrage and civil rights had faced daunting odds too. “Berlin Walls fall, apartheid does collapse. Transformations happen too.” Local residents reacted in various ways to his views. Alperovitz is “offering an alternative,” said John Barry, business professor at Warren Wilson College. “There’s a lot of capitalism-bashing going on right now, and I agree, something has to change, but it’s nice to hear someone say, ‘This is how we can go about it’ and be proactive.” Alperovitz offered a solution that is neither simple nor quick: democratic ownership of wealth at a
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local level, such as municipal enterprises, cooperatives and land trusts. Beyond localism, he also emphasized the need for a web of regional and national governmental support to the thousands of initiatives that are sprouting up around the U.S. Reflecting on this concept, local community-builder Ron czecholinski said, “Asheville has the potential to be exemplary, but there are huge gaps.” Pondering Alperovitz’ suggestion that the “new economy movement” is going to take conscientious effort, Czecholinski noted some ways to get Asheville moving forward — incubating worker-owned, local business; creating a local investor network; and searching for sustainable solutions to local problems. Tim Ballard said he was particularly interested in the necessary national support for “all the things that we’re trying to do locally that aren’t always as effective as we’d like them to be.” The interim director for the Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute, Ballard helps local restaurants go green. He mentioned that he often finds that, despite businesses’ enthusiasm for clean energy, the current system stifles such initiatives in favor of cheaper options, like coal. Given the progress on the local level, there are still limitations and opportunities that are tied to state and national policy, he concluded. Barry observed, “Maybe Asheville is the place that seems primed for it; starting here and growing out. … There’s a movement to cooperatives and worker-owned business. There are benefits, but also challenges, and we can learn from those bumps in the road.” Senior Staff Reporter David Forbes contributed to this report. Rachel Winner is a freelance writer and local blogger. You can find her work at winnerswords.com.
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Plotting the future Howard Nemon shares views, thoughts on the New Economy by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt “Corporate capitalism is unable to meet the needs of people and planet,” said community economic development specialist howard nemon, speaking on April 10 at the West Asheville EarthFare. He was introducing the “New Economy,” an initiative that strives “to find an economic structure that works for everyone.” Nemon asserted that we must work together to build a bottom-up economy. “Right now, we are living in a top-down economy,” he said. “At the top, it may look very nice [but] for [the other] 99 percent, we’re looking up at power structures who run the economy.” About 25 people listened as Nemon shared a PowerPoint presentation. One slide depicted an image of concentrated wealth on a global scale, called the Gini Index. America’s wealth disparities fall under the same categorization as Venezuela and China, he highlighted. The most equitable societies are found in Scandinavian and northern European countries, Nemon pointed out. In our current economic structure, “trends show that wages have stagnated while CEO compensation has expanded exponentially, thereby polarizing wealth.” He continued, “There must be a better way.” The New Economy is based on four principles: decentralization, full employment, sustainability and economic democracy. Decentralization begins with localizing the economy and building the bottom up, Nemon outilned. “If we have a self-reliant locality, then we will have a self-reliant region, country and, eventually, a self-reliant globe,” he said. “To become self-reliant, [we need to] stop the leaks,” which he identified as “loans and mortgages, taxes, salaries, government procurement, credit cards, and consumer purchases.” The New Economy addresses these problems several ways: “Buy local, produce local, hire local and invest locally.” All of these require conscious consumption.
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“At the top, it may look very nice but for the other 99 percent, we’re looking up at power structures who run the economy. There must be a better way.”
full employment is possible through “micro-enterprise, entrepreneurship, labor-intensive businesses, adequate wages and reduced work days” — individuals work shorter days so that more people can be employed overall. “The New Economy has to work for everyone,” Nemon cautioned. Then he introduced the Los Angeles Alliance for New Economics, a model that exemplifies a bottom-up economic shift in America. LAANE addresses “the challenges of working poverty, inadequate health care and polluted communities [by] combining a vision of social justice with a practical approach to social change,” its website explains. Implementing action based on principles of the New Economy, the group has successfully advocated for a livingwage ordinance, strict hiring policies and a policy for controlling chain-store development. sustainability means finding a balance between the needs of the environment, economy and society. “Smart Growth,” said Nemon, “will not exhaust resources or cause harm to our planet. The constraints of nature must be taken into consideration.” economic democracy, the fourth factor, requires “economic justice, local control, local ownership, rising living standards, local
cooperatives and group ownership,” Nemon explained. He mentioned Cleveland, Ohio’s “anchor institutions” and its economic and nonprofit cooperative revolution — an example from Gar Alperovitz’s book What Then Must We Do? Here in Asheville, we may be well positioned for New Economic growth, said Ron czecholinski, who helped facilitate the event. He discussed the existing infrastructure that will enable bottom-up revitalization, and noted such groups and businesses as Blue Ridge Entrepreneurs, Just Economics, WNC Alliance, Ownership Appalachia, Mountain BizWorks, A-B Tech’s Small Business Center, Asheville Grown Business Alliance, the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, Firestorm Cafe, French Broad Food Coop, Self-Help Credit Union, Asheville LETS, Blue Ridge Entrepreneurs Council, Transition Asheville and Blue Ridge Food Ventures. With much to do to establish a more self-reliant community in Western North Carolina, there are many ways to get involved, Nemon mentioned. “Our region has abundant talent, knowledge and resources — by changing our understanding of the purpose and design of our economy, we can become a shining example of the New Economy.” Learn more at local-economies. org. The next Co-Creating the New Economy meeting will take place Wednesday, May 8, in the community room of the West Asheville EarthFare at 7 p.m. Thomas Beckett, of the Center for Common Enterprise, will be the featured guest speaker. Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt can be reached at asezakblatt@mountainx.com
What do you know about keeping investment dollars local? Are you helping keep investment dollars in Western North Carolina? Are you exploring ways to grow our community by keeping capital right here where we live, work and play — rather than sending it all to Wall Street? If so, Mountain Xpress would like to hear from you. We’re looking for your ideas, writing, tips, knowledge and passionate interest. Contact Jeff Fobes at publisher@mountainx.com with ideas, comments or other news.
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Asheville Business ConneCtions • 2nd TUESDAYS & 4th THURSDAYS, 11:15am Asheville Business Connections will host a lunch meeting on "power marketing" at Yao Buffet Sushi Grill, 153 Smokey Park Highway, Suite 120. Restaurant prices apply. Info: meetup.com/ ashevillebusinessconnections. eConoMiC CrystAl BAll seMinAr • TH (4/18), 6:15pm - The Economic Crystal Ball seminar will feature business and financial forecasts by David Berson and James Smith. Held in UNCA's Lipinsky Auditorium. Free. Info and registration: kmoore@unca.edu or 251-6550. eConoMiC rounDAtBle • WE (4/17), 2pm - The WCU College of Business will host an economic roundtable, focused on business and economic opportunities in WNC, in the university's Blue Ridge Hall conference center. Free. Info and registration: 227-7412. gooDwill CAreer ClAsses • ONGOING - Goodwill offers entry-level computer classes. Free. Info and schedule: 2989023. • ONGOING - Goodwill offers classes for those interested in hospitality careers in the food and hotel industries. Hands-on training includes American Hotel and Lodging Association certification. $25. Info and schedule: 298-9023. MountAin Bizworks workshops 153 S. Lexington Ave. Info: 253-2834 or mountainbizworks.org. • MONDAYS, noon & WEDNESDAYS, 4:30pm - An informational meeting about Mountain BizWorks' programs will help businesses make the first step toward accessing the organization's services. Free. Info and registration: victor@mountainbizworks.org or 253-2834.
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the sustaiNabilitY issue
Food
this bread is our bread MaNY haNds MaKe these loaves bY eMilY PatriCK Within every loaf of bread, there’s a message. Beneath the crust, spiraling glyphs of flour, salt, water and yeast tell a story of grain farms, millers and bakers. For those unschooled in the alphabet of the crumb, bread’s inner complexities resemble a web of caverns, an architecture of shadows and starch. Luckily, even the bread illiterate can taste the message. Among bakers, these caverns are called “crumb structure.” “The crumb of your loaf really tells a story about where it comes from,” says Tara Jensen, who owns Smoke Signals Baking. “It’s giving us information about our lives, our farms and our mills and environment.” Jensen wants her bread to speak through texture and taste. She calls it “honest bread,” loaves that contain just four ingredients and have nothing to hide. At the West Asheville and downtown tailgate markets, Jensen sells several varieties of bread, each distinct from the others but made from nearly identical materials. Flour variety creates the difference between loaves, and Jensen orders hers from Carolina Ground. The small, stone mill sources North Carolina grain from within 400-miles of Asheville and produces more than a dozen varieties of flour for Jensen’s experimentation. “This flour helped my bread strike a chord,” she says. “It gave it something to say, something substantial, flavor-wise, texture-wise.” Celebrating its first birthday this spring, Carolina Ground is a relatively new resource for this region. It focuses on providing local flavor by grinding small orders of grain into thought-provoking flours. Ironically, it owes its existence to a global vortex of stock deals, abstract figures and commodity speculators. Today, the business counters the ups and downs of the stock market by nurturing stable relationships between producers of grain, flour and bread. The team of bakers, millers, farmers and investors behind the mill considers local markets (such as those where Jensen sells her bread) as investments in the future.
In 2008, a speculative, grain-buying free-for-all made wheat scarce, and what was available was shoddy. “You couldn’t get good grain during that time,” Bauer says. “The bread was just dying on the hearth.” Bauer wasn’t the only baker struggling. Everyone who sourced grain or flour from commercial mills paid high prices for sub-par product until the speculative bubble burst. Prices tumbled, though they still haven’t returned to their pre-2008 lows. “Everyone’s bread was just deteriorated because we were all tied into that same network,” says Bauer, who also serves on the board of Carolina Ground. “The whole idea of working with farmers and growing wheat regionally came about during the wheat crisis.” Well, most of that idea, anyway, explains Jennifer Lapidus, general manager of Carolina Ground. Scientists such as David Marshall at North Carolina State University had been studying methods for growing grain in North Carolina for several years before the price spikes. But the crisis was a call to action for anyone with a stake in grain. In 2008, Lapidus owned Natural Bridge Bakery. “The thought of using local flour was not something I was willing to risk until it became clear how disconnected we were from our wheat,” she says. “[The crisis] was this perfect set of circumstances that made all the bakers go, ‘Oh my gosh, we don’t know where this is coming from, and we rely on it so heavily.’” Smarting from the prices, a group of local bakers got together to brainstorm a way to protect themselves. “We literally pulled out chairs in a circle and talked about the sustainability piece, the concept, how inspiring it would be to be able to cut out the miles and know our farmers,” she says. “It was going to mean engaging on a different level with this product.” In 2009, a group of bakers, researchers and nonprofits started the North Carolina Organic Bread Flour Project, which would eventually launch the mill.
the GraiN bust
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David Bauer, who owns Farm & Sparrow Bakery and co-owns the forthcoming All Souls Pizza, remembers some of the worst bread he ever produced. The unpalatable loaves weren’t amateur productions or experiments. They came from the thrashing of the national grain economy.
During the months that bakers were suffering from high prices and low quality, Billy Carter was feeling optimistic. He’d been farming for about 30 years in Eagle Springs, between Charlotte and Fayetteville. Before 2008, he grew conventional grain as part of his crop
Jennifer lapidus, manager of Carolina Ground, tends her flour and the friendships required to make it. Photos by Max Cooper
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HOW TO READ BREAD
The color and texture of a loaf of bread tells a story about how it was made. When reading a loaf, remember that every baker has different goals, says David Bauer of Farm & Sparrow. Sometimes, you need simple sandwich bread; other times, you want something with dramatic flair. Crumb structure: What do the holes inside the bread look like? Machinemade mixing produces bread with tiny holes and a uniform look. Hand-mixed creations have an irregular pattern. Color: The hue of a loaf tells what kind of flour was used and how it was handled. Grain has three parts: fibrous bran, starchy endosperm and oily germ. Different flours contain different combinations of these parts. Darker flours often contain more bran. Artisan bread has complex coloring. Flecks of different parts of the grain show up in the crumb, as well as a rich, yellowbrown undertone from the germ oil. Bread’s color gets lighter with more handling. When dough reacts with air, it bleaches. Industrial breads look whiter than gently mixed varieties. Crust: Bakers determine what the outside of a loaf will look like before they put it in the oven. Light breads have a smooth exterior, while those with a fuller flavor show small, rough bubbles in the crust.
rotation and sold it cheaply as animal feed. “Millers in general were on the top side of that equation,” he says. “They had really no need to have much discussion with growers because what was in the marketplace was so readily available and inexpensive.” When the economy turned, Carter and other small farmers noticed an opportunity to break into the organic grain market. Suddenly, because grain was scarce, marketing was easier. Carter grew his first crop of organic wheat in 2009. He sells some of it to a commercial mill, but the rest goes to Carolina Ground. “It’s nice to be able to reach some level of equilibrium,” he says. “I think Carolina Ground is looking at trying to find a place where both of us can make money.” This year, Carolina Ground is actually paying a little more than a commercial mill. “We’re just trying to take care of each other and do what’s fair in really direct relationships, no chasing the highs or lows, but hoping for very consistent pricing,” Lapidus says. Farmers get a little more than money from the mill. By testing for quality, the
mill recognizes especially good grain. That recognition is rewarding, Carter explains. “Even though you don’t have a tremendous amount of control over it,” he says. “It’s still nice, when you do have that superior product, that it’s recognized.”
BALANCED ON A GRAIN OF WHEAT For bakers like Jensen, who works at the mill a couple of days a week and bakes exclusively with Carolina Ground products, Carter’s grain is an expressive force. “I view the bakery as an artistic project that’s turning into a business,” says Jensen, who is also an installation artist. Jensen started Smoke Signals in 2012. She understood the industry’s troubled past, and the importance of adaptation. “It excites me as a baker to work within a set of restrictions because then it’s a test of me and my skills to see what I can create,” she says. She’s finding ways to work with constraints imposed by banks and rents — for example, she shares an oven with Papa Nick’s Pizza in Mars Hill, baking for market after the restaurant closes. She doesn’t sleep much on nights before the markets, she admits, but she keeps her overhead low. “I’ve devel-
Bakers David Bauer and Tara Jensen make the most of farmers markets, rather than relying on storefronts for sales.
oped relationships with my community, like with the woman who lets me use the oven. That never would have existed if I just went out and bought every single thing that I need,” she says. “It keeps me conscious of the other relationships that have to be in place for the bakery to exist.”
DAILY BREAD FOR THE DAYS AHEAD Like the bakers it supplies, Carolina Ground is focused on long-term growth and adaptation. Lapidus and her crew have spent the past year exploring the business’ potential. They’re learning as they go, Lapidus explains, testing the characteristics of different plants and figuring out how to market the idiosyncratic flours. In its first year, the mill has received some support from the nonprofit Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, but Lapidus is adamant about the future: The mill will run as a self-sufficient business, a mission-driv-
en for-profit. “I am not looking for more grants even if you see me waitressing,” she says. “I definitely feel like we need more for-profits and less nonprofits working on sustainable things.” The mill needs to cover its bills to provide a reliable service for the farmers, bakers and employees, she explains. “The idea isn’t that we should have a sustainable food system that needs to be propped up by grants,” she says. “The idea is that we should be able to sustain it as a community, as a society.” With these goals in mind, Carolina Ground is gaining regional accounts, hooking up with small distributors in Charlotte, Raleigh and Atlanta. Its new website will help spread its flour (and an expanding product list) across the nation. The mill is experimenting with other crops, including buckwheat. The more plants it can process, the more useful the relationships between the farmers and the millers, and the more profitable the project will be, Lapidus says. She hopes to equip the mill to process beans. Lapidus doesn’t know what the grain market of the future will hold, but she’s confident that, going into its second year, the mill is grounded in a solid base. “One of the coolest things about this project is that bread is so symbolic, the staff of life,” she says. “It was all built on this staple of our daily bread.”
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Charlotte Street’s retail offerings took a hit last year after Blue Water Seafood and The Wine Studio closed within a few weeks of each other. But now, a wine shop will return to complement The Chop Shop Butchery and City Bakery just down the road. Metro Wines will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, April 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the former location of The Wine Studio. The new owners, husband-andwife team John Kerr and Gina Trippi, are embarking on their second venture in wine — they once owned an online wine store — and their second careers. They recently relocated from Washington, D.C., where Kerr worked for the federal government and Trippi practiced law. With Metro Wines, they’re hoping to experience a lighter side of
the working world. “Wine has been taken a little too seriously; it should be fun,” Kerr says. “We want this to be like a clubhouse where people can come in if they want to have a glass of wine or have a meeting in here.” The shop will host Wednesday evening tastings and serve wines by the glass. A large, communal table is available for group meetings and events. The walls will display local artwork, and wine classes and demonstrations will take place periodically. When they select wines, Trippi and Kerr think about what their customers will eat for dinner. “We like to say we can pair with anything, from steak to curry to a bad hair day,” she says. “This should be a customer-friendly place. We’re all about pairing.” There will also be a section for what Trippi calls “little black dress wines,” those that pair well with everything, and “bucket list wines,” the high-dollar variety. (The inventory begins at $8 a bottle.) Trippi also works with Greyhound Rescue and the Animal Legal Defense Fund. At the shop, her two foster greyhounds will keep
her company. She calls them the shop dogs, and the leggy pair seems to enjoy the job, shyly greeting visitors and lounging near the register. In keeping with her interest in animal welfare, Trippi has partnered with Brother Wolf Animal Rescue. She’s curating a special display of animal-themed wines, and she sells Brother Wolf-
emblazoned glassware, proceeds from which go back to the shelter. Metro will also donate 10 percent of opening-day profits to the shelter. Metro Wines will sell beer and provisions. Expect regular events and benefits at the 169 Charlotte St. location. For more information, visit metrowinesasheville.com or search for Metro Wines Asheville on Facebook.
Peep the farm scene on the big screen Slow Food Asheville hosts a movie night at Isis See what life is like on Asheville’s farms without getting your shoes dirty. On Wednesday, April 24, Slow Food Asheville will show three short films that focus on local food production. The free event starts at 6 p.m. at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall. The films include Preserve, a collaboration between Grae Skye Studios and Blind Pig, that includes appearances by Walter Harrel of Imladris Farms, chef William Dissen of The Market Place and Mark Rosenstein of Green Opportunities. The filmmakers also traveled to Knoxville, where they got advice about curing meat from Allan Benton of Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams.
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Tupelo takeover The Asheville institution announces a Chattanooga location
Tupelo Honey Café is opening a new location in Chattanooga, Tenn., its owners announced last week. The restaurant, which opened on Pritchard Park in 2000, now has six locations in North Carolina and Tennessee. Elizabeth Sims, Tupelo’s director of marketing, says the restaurant has no plans to stop expanding. “We’re looking at a lot of options,” she says. “We’re trying to be thoughtful about how we grow. With each location, we’re learning a lot about what works and what doesn’t.” Businessman Steve Frabitore purchased the restaurant in 2008 from founder Sharon Schott. In 2010, the company commissioned a study of more than 70 markets to determine where to grow the brand. The South Asheville location opened that same year, followed by the Knoxville restaurant in 2012. The Greenville and Chattanooga locations will open this year, Sims says, and a Johnson City café will come online in 2014. As Tupelo Honey grows, it will focus on creating a unique atmosphere in each new city, even as it continues to serve its classic menu. “We don’t want to open in Chattanooga and be known as the Asheville restaurant,” Sims says. “We want to be Chattanooga’s Tupelo Honey.” That location will seat about 150 people in a 5,500-square-foot, two-story space. It will be part of Warehouse Row, a development which encompasses 330,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and offices near the Tennessee Aquarium and the Chattanooga Choo Choo. The brand has been well received throughout the Southeast, Sims says. “It’s just gone gangbusters,” she says. “I’ve been shocked, quite honestly, at how popular it is.”
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It’s tough to catch Troy Ball at Asheville Distilling these days. As the Troy of Troy & Sons Spirits, a line of whiskeys she produces with her family, she spends much of her time traveling the country representing the brand. This year, she’s already poured sips at SXSW in Austin and the American Music Association in Nashville.
Lately, she’s has a new bottle in hand, Troy & Sons Blonde. The whiskey within is made from Old Fort corn and turkey wheat, distilled for a sweet, smooth flavor and barrel-aged until it’s rosy in color. “There are lots of hot, burning whiskeys on the market; there’s no need for any more,” Ball says. “I don’t expect that people who love a burn on whiskey will love this. This is more for people who have not been whiskey drinkers and are interested.” Troy & Sons Blonde is available at select local ABC stores.
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Fifteen years ago, nine Asheville hunters got together at Fine Friends Restaurant on Merrimon Avenue to clean out their freezers. They brought the yields of hunts past, and the restaurant’s chef, Allen Dye, prepared the meat for them and served it in the restaurant’s back dining room. Today, years after Fine Friends closed, the annual game dinner has grown into a public event at the Crest Center, where Dye still prepares the meals. “The mission of what I’m trying to do with these things is introduce nonhunters to game meats,” he says. “At the outset, it was all hunters, but as we’ve gone along, it’s a high percentage of people who don’t hunt, who don’t know anything about that outdoor lifestyle, but are just fascinated by the concept.” Dye isn’t a hunter, but he likes to test his skills as a chef by working with game meat, and he finds that diners are receptive. “It’s kind of like living on the edge, trying something they’ve never thought of trying before,” he says. The meat at the game dinner is farm-raised, not wild, because it’s illegal to sell wild-caught meat. Still, the sentiments behind serving game meats remain. Dye sources farm-raised elk, venison, boar and turkey, as well as more familiar shrimp and trout, for the meals.
The dinner is a benefit for Backyard Bow Pro, an organization that helps landowners harvest nuisance deer and donate the meat to food banks. The program serves MANNA FoodBank here in Asheville, and it’s taken off in 23 states with help from organizations such as Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry. Joe Lasher, the founder of Backyard Bow Pro, is one of the original nine hunters who started the game dinners. He also works with Dye at M7 Events. One deer can provide about 200 meals, he says. Plus, he adds, venison is a truly local food source. “The game meats are following right behind the locally grown produce,” he says. “For me, there’s nothing as spiritual or organic as harvesting your own food, whether it’s wild mushrooms or wild trout or wild venison.” The 15th Annual Big Game Banquet takes place on Saturday, April 21, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at the Crest Pavilion, 30 Ben Lippen School Road. Tickets cost $45 per person, and kids under 12 eat for free. The proceeds benefit Backyard Bow Pro. For tickets and more information, visit gamedinner.com.
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the sUstainaBility issUe
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WnC’s BUrgeOning slOW FashiOn mOvement By alli marshall Fashion contains, within its definition, a nod to newness and immediacy. But it’s also based in custom and convention, and in industry. The hillside community known as Chicken Hill — a grouping of homes, a clubhouse, a church — lodged the workers (and their families) employed at the C. E. Graham Manufacturing Company’s cotton mill (later known as The Asheville Cotton Mill). In the century-plus since, most of N.C.’s textile mills have shuttered. The Asheville Cotton Mill shut down in 1953 and later burned in two separate fires. If that sounds like an unhappy ending, here’s the thing: The textile industry is undergoing a small but mighty resurgence on a grass-roots level. It starts with sheep on area farms, whose wool is being spun into thread at Weaverville’s Echoview Fibermill. That thread is finding its way into projects by designers like Barbara Zaretsky, whose BZDesign business is located in the River Arts District Cotton Mill Studios (the revitalized building that first housed Graham’s manufacturing company). This is slow fashion. Zaretsky also collaborates with The Oriole Mill in Hendersonville. That company, housed in a renovated frozen food packaging plant (apt, since the slow fashion movement takes cues from slow food), weaves fabrics on Jacquard looms. Also based within the walls of the Oriole Mill is Western Carolina Sewing Company (or Sew Co.), founded by Libby O’Bryan to provide sewn product development, cutting and sewing services. Sew Co. is doing all the finishing on a line of high-performance T-shirts made of Rambouillet wool, the first item in a soon-to-be-expanded collection by just-launched Asheville-based company Appalatch. Wool T-shirts? you ask. But, as Appalatch’s co-founders Grace Gouin and Mariano deGuzman point out, that T-shirt took a full year to conceive. “We’re the definition of slow fashion,” jokes deGuzman. “We’re looking at every single part of this T-shirt to make it not only durable, but sustainable. It’s taken us a really long time to figure this out, because we wanted to take a different approach to this.” That approach means keeping the source materials and construction in the U.S., and creating a product that’s not only long-lasting — so consumers won’t need to dispose of the shirt and buy a new one every three months — but has a smaller carbon footprint. Rambouillet is a performance fiber: “The wool fibers can transport water vapor,” says Gouin. “When you sweat, it evaporates.” And it resists bacteria. It looks nice — drapey, with a pale shimmer. And, although it’s as soft and itch-free as Australian Merino wool, Rambouillet comes from Montana.
But Appalatch not only wants to produce high-quality garments, they want to do so afforadably. Their shirts sell for $60; other similar products run $75. “Because we’re selling direct to consumers, we’re able to create what we think are the most durable products, made here in America, at prices at or below what our competitors are making overseas,” says deGuzman.
insOUrCing Saving American jobs from the lemming-like trend of outsourcing seems simple enough: Just hire American manufacturers, right? But when Bethanne Knudson and Stephan Michelson started the Oriole Mill, they learned that as jobs had gone overseas, so had equipment. The Oriole Mill was originally opened “to streamline accessibility to working looms for The Jacquard Center students,” according to the company’s website. The Jacquard Center trains students on an automated weaving loom of the same name. “Twenty years ago, a textile mill would regularly discard old equipment to buy
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Barbara Zaretsky of BZdesign and libby O’Bryan of sew Co. review color swatches and garment patterns. photos by max Cooper
new equipment. Looms would come for sale, six at a time or fewer,” explains Michelson. More recently, whole mills have been sold to China, India and other countries. Everything other than the building itself was packed into freight containers and shipped abroad. “So there’s no more used market. There’s not a flow of equipment that a small mill can pick up.” That, and many laid-off mill workers have been out of jobs for more than a decade. Some have lost carefully developed skills, while others have lost interest in an industry that let them down. And, where large mills often employed people to run a single piece of machinery, a small business like Oriole requires all of its employees to multitask and make critical deci-
sions every day. “There are still people in the area who are knowledgeable,” says Knudson. “But we’re really only one generation away from losing all of that expertise.” The overhauler is the mill’s highest position in the weave room: a person who can take apart the Jacquard head or the weaving machine and refurbish it. Knudson and Michelson recently hired a young person, who will be trained from the ground up, to work as the overhauler’s apprentice. “We’re trying to build on the expertise that exists here and, in our modest, small way, bring in younger people,” Knudson says. “It’s a tough sell. It’s not an industry that most people see much future in — you can no longer walk across the street and get a job at another mill. The person has to be excited about what it is to make cloth and work with those machines.” Someone who is excited about the future of the textile industry is Julie Jensen, the proprietor of Echoview Fiber Mill. With a farming background, Jensen moved to WNC from D.C. and bought a small farm. It had a
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tobacco allotment on which she attempted to grow hops. When that crop was unsuccessful, she raised Angora goats. “I learned about a thing called a community mill, and it took off from there,” she says. “Mills weren’t all terrible, like in Norma Rae. Often they were community centers. We hope to highlight the good things about mills.” Echoview boasts solar panels on its roof, geothermal wells and the green building award form the N.C. Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. An architect from Clearscapes designed the modern building, inspired by three traditional N.C. barn styles as well as the three coats of an Alpaca. Currently, Echoview just makes yarn. “You have to have yarn or thread to make cloth,” says Jensen. That’s a critical part of slow fashion. “If somebody raises an animal and brings [the wool] to us and has it made into yarn, and then makes a sweater or a blanket, they’re not going to want to give that up. They have a lot invested in that piece,” says Jensen. “There are 500 fiber farms, most of which are small, that we know about within a 100-mile radius of Asheville. So we have an interesting cross-section of clients.” The mill also offers classes and tours, works with community college students interested in sustainability and hosts a library. “I think revitalizing is too strong a word for what we’re doing, but we are looking at the past to help us envision a future,” says Jensen. “Everybody wears clothes, and textiles are part of the ethos of North Carolina.”
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Farm tO WardrOBe What Echoview does not do, at this point, is use organic cotton, although there is some being produced in our state. Cotton fibers are shorter than animal fibers, and the mill is not yet set up for spinning them. Oriole Mill is also not able to use regional organic cotton: “That yarn tends to be perfectly well-suited for knitting, but it’s not well suited to weaving,” says Knudson. “With organic fibers in general, the staple fibers are short and brittle, so they don’t make the finest yarn. Because our focus is entirely on quality, we have to make difficult choices.” That focus has led to a soon-to-beannounced contract producing upholstery for an important furniture manufacturer (they’ve suspended mill classes to focus on production commitments). And inclusion on a spring, 2014 episode of the PBS series “Craft in America.” That, and Knudson does remain hopeful that the Oriole Mill will be able to source local fibers in the future. One organization working to connect producers with manufactures is Local Cloth, a nonprofit that “encourages and supports collaboration among textile artists, designers, fiber farmers, suppliers and small busi-
nesses to sustain a thriving local textile economy and bring locally grown and made fiber products to consumers within and beyond the Blue Ridge,” according to its Facebook page. Both Zaretsky and O’Bryan are members. The two collaborated on a dress for last fall’s Project Handmade fashion show, a collaboration between Local Cloth: Farm/ Fiber/Fashion Network and the Asheville Art Museum. “The story about this dress is that the Oriole Mill wove a cotton fabric for it,” says Zaretsky. “Libby designed the dress. I washed it, mordanted it, dyed it and gave it to Libby. She cut out the pattern and sewed it, and gave it back to me.” Zaretsky removed color, according to the design, and embellished the dress. Nearly every part of the process was locally sourced. “The plants for the dye weren’t grown here, but they could be,” says Zaretsky. “We’re communicating with some farmers to plant a dye garden so that those of us who are using natural dyes can do that, too.” She adds, “The more that becomes available in terms of resources in the area, the more we can incorporate in our work.” Which is how slow fashion works — a concept that shares much in common with the farm-totable slow food movement “The textile community really is an agricultural industry, when you’re talking about sustainable fibers,” says O’Bryan. “There’s this nice mass-education that’s already happened for food. I think textiles are the next thing that can easily step into that environment.”
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Traditional and contemporary craft often rub elbows in WNC. “Things that are handmade cost more, because of the work that goes into them, but last much longer,” says Zaretsky. The next step in the slow fashion movement, she surmises, is educating consumers to buy hand-crafted items rather than cheaper Big-Box merchandise of lesser quality. And providing courses to hone the skills of up-and-coming makers. O’Bryan offers her Sew Biz course at Penland this August. The collaborative workshop covers pattern and sewing construction evaluation and fabric and trim
resourcing, along with sales and marketing strategies. “The idea of education is really important in the resurgence of the textile industry and in making in general. In craftsmanship and manufacturing,” says O’Bryan. She’d also like to make sewing classes part of her business. Sew Co. employs across generations, pulling from recently closed manufacturing facilities like Asheville’s Just Ducky and Hendersonville’s Bon Worth. “For me, starting new, there’s been this influx of talent. But it’s an older generation that has the industrial skills,” says O’Bryan. “Then I have people on my staff who are more from the craftsman point of view. It’s interesting to have those two communities collide.” She continues, “I can’t compete with a really big factory; I can’t compete with overseas pricing. So I decided to focus on quality. When talking about slow fashion and sustainability, for me, quality is where it’s at.” For O’Bryan, durability trumps ecological fabrics, too, if those supposedly earth-friendly products don’t last as long. She came into the business with a fashion background — she studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Then she went to business school and worked in that profession before returning to art school. “The best thing I could do, as an artist-activist, was to start a sewing company that did things differently, and foster young, independent designers who want to work domestically,” says O’Bryan. She loved the model of the Oriole Mill and when she visited several years ago, Knudson and Michelson invited her to open Sew Co. at the mill. She does sewing work for Oriole, as well as taking on her own clients, like Appalatch. It’s been hard for the mill to find ancillary services. “We can’t find spinners to do customspun yarn, and we can’t find finishers to finish our fabrics,” O’Bryan says. But seeing companies like Echoview returning gives O’Bryan hope for North Carolina’s textile industry. “I think it will come back, but on an artisanal, smaller-scale, higher-end way. I think we can compete in quality.” X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.
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By sTephanie guinan “To be a craftsperson is to be inherently an inventor at heart,” says Kathryn Gremley, curator of Breaking Ground: Innovative Craft on display at HandMade in America’s downtown Asheville exhibition space. The WNC region has a deep history of traditional craft artists making and selling their wares. Along with that, there’s a growing trend of looking forward. Where is craft going? What edges of innovation are being explored? How is the culture of craft changing as a result of these explorations? “Collectively, there is a sense that the artists selected for this exhibition are comfortable in this gray area between tradition and innovation,” Gremley says. “You can see that for some of them, tradition and innovation are working parallel as they experiment with content and material usage. The innovation here is not limited to the experimental or the avant-garde; the results can be subtle, enigmatic or reverential.” The exhibition features work by Gwendolyn Bigham, Sondra Dorn, Ben Elliott, Dustin Farnsworth, Heather Allen Hietala, Anna Johnson, Robin Johnston, Jeana Eve Klein, Kenn Kotara, Rachel Meginnes, Michael Parry, Sam Reynolds, Austin Richards, Kathie Roig, Janet Williams and Hayden Wilson. As glass artist Ben Elliott explains it, “There is more of a dialogue in the craft world than there has been in the past. This conversation encourages work that surpasses aesthetics to embrace ideas.” While Elliott’s work displays a contemporary conceptual framework, he maintains a connection to traditional craft. “I remember driving through WNC at a young age and being in awe as we passed houses with beautiful quilts, pottery, and woodcarvings set out by the road for sale,” Elliott says. “I credit those memories for planting a seed that inspired me to become a maker.” Another exhibiting artist, Dustin Farnsworth, uses craft to create a vocabulary for storytelling. Displaying a piece unique in form and thoughtprovoking in context, Farnsworth explains, “the piece Maunder belongs to a series spawned by my question of what the headdress of the postindustrial child might look like, carrying the weight of their forefathers’ foibles.” According to Farnsworth, “The line between craft and art can be as blurred or defined as the handler makes it.” Craft is an economic driver for our region, says Gwynne Rukenbrod, director of HandMade in America. “For 18 years HandMade has shown the national craft community that you can revitalize rural communities through craft,” she says. The gallery space at HandMade in America will continue to explore the dynamics between
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Just four months after announcing its split from Moogfest booker/promoter AC Entertainment, Moog Music released the news that the festival not only has a new date (April 25-27, 2014) but a new partner: Detroit-based Paxahau. “We’ve worked with them for three years on their festival, Movement in Detroit,” says Emmy Parker, Moog’s senior brand manager. “They called me on the phone and said, ‘We would love to have Moog at this festival. We love your company and we love your instruments. That kind of understanding and level of appreciation of what Bob [Moog] created is the type of partner we wanted.” More about the connection between Moog and Paxahau: Moog Music artist relations and special event coordinator Alex Medley came to the Asheville music company from the Detroit promotions company. Parker says that the past three years of working with Paxahau, seeing how they program, how they treat people and how they work with
the city of Detroit impressed Moog Music. “They see Moogfest to Asheville the same way they see their festival to Detroit,” says Parker. “They’re as committed as we are to making this something that’s great for the city.” Melissa Porter of Asheville Event Co., a former program supervisor with Asheville’s Parks and Recreation department, says, “I’ve had the privilege of meeting them a couple of times and feel like they’re the best for the job.” Parker says that those relationships are very important to Moog Music, as that the electronic instrument company has made a financial commitment to the city of Asheville. Following the split with AC Entertainment, Moog Music entered into discussions about moving the festival’s date from October (“When the weather is a question mark”) to spring. “We’ve always had the intention of moving Moogfest in the calendar. We
now have the ability to just do that,” says Parker. Moog Music spent time talking to the Asheville Economic Development Coalition, Asheville City Government, local business owners and hoteliers, trying to determine the best date to suit everyone’s interest. As for giving up the connection to Halloween (after all, for the past three years Moogfest has been a three-day costume contest, as well as a music festival): “Just from reaching out to businesses across town, it’s the info that we’ve received that, being that it’s Halloween and peak leaf weekend, it was almost declining returns,” says Kipper Schauer, host of Moog Music’s AHA AVL series. “There was no way you could get more people in the hotels, there was no way you could get more people into town.” Businesses were essentially saying that if Moogfest was at a different time, they could make more money.
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The April date will also allow for more opportunities to extend the festival. More outdoor possibilities, more interactive events, more workshops and more engaging with art in different media. “More of a focus on people who are doing things like Bob did things — stepping out on a limb and trying to make something new,” says Parker. And she’s not just talking about music, but about inventions across the board. “We’re focused on the intersection of music and technology here, at Moog. That’s what we do. But people have new exciting ideas in lots of different technologies that don’t necessarily have anything to do with music, but do have everything to do with the way people creatively express themselves.” “This is an excellent opportunity for the innovators in Asheville, those who are here now, and the ones we hope to attract as we grow our community here,” says Pam Lewis, director of entrepreneurship ay Asheville’s EDC. The aspect of adding more panels will be huge, she says, for people on the cutting edge who are looking at what’s next. Happily, more workshop-type programming will not mean less music. Paxahau is immersed in electronic music, both in the U.S. and in Europe, and the company has deep relationships with artists, says Parker. (The brother of Moogfest alum Richie Hawtin is employed at the Paxahau office.) “I don’t really see the core value of who gets booked changing, but I see the execution changing,” says Parker. As usual, when it comes to booking acts, Moogfest’s only stipulation is that artists are pushing boundaries in their respective genres. Lewis and Porter point out that at the interactive portion of Austin, Texas-based South By Southwest showcased a notable uptick in the number of technology companies who included a component of festivals or music in their convention hall displays. That intersection of art and technology is not just a trend, but strong current in today’s business and economy. Parker points out, however, that Moogfest is not modeled after SXSW. “We’re glad technology and art are becoming synonymous with each other, but honestly, it’s the only thing we know,” she says. “People say that analog synthesizers — our core business — are having a resurgence or a renaissance. For us, they never went away.” Moogfest is the same thing — it’s not about what’s trendy or what’s cool, she says. “The festival is about new ideas, and when people get together and share their new ideas, you don’t know what’s going to happen.” She adds, “We hope it’s exciting for the people who come; it’s exciting for us. We’re constantly out there looking for new inspiration.” “And if we can bring it here and make it happen here, all the better,” says Lewis. Moog Music asks everyone to go to the new Moogfest website, moogfest.com (complete with the festival’s newly minted logo), and sign up for the newsletter. Parker promises lots of announcements and different types of email blasts related to the festival, though when those announcements will begin is still to be determined. Moogfest fans can also stay connected through facebook.com/Moogfest. X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com. 54042 Cove ad_Mountain Xpress-April_v6P.indd 1
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“To be in the middle of a novel that’s going somewhere is the best feeling,” says North Carolina-born author Jill McCorkle. That’s definitely the case for readers, but McCorkle is talking about writing. Specifically, about writing Life After Life, her first novel in 17 years. Not that McCorkle hasn’t been writing. She attended the University of North Carolina, studied with Lee Smith at the beginning of Smith’s teaching career and had her first two novels published, simultaneously, by Chapel Hill-based Algonquin Books in ’84. Since ‘98, she’s published three short-story collections. “I love the short story form, I find it incredibly challenging,” McCorkle says “The novel requires more head time. When you’re raising teenagers, that’s not necessarily a good thing. The short story fits life better.” But, in a way, she’s been writing Life for the past two decades. The book opens with Joanna, a hospice worker whose troubled life leads her back to her hometown where she makes peace with her father just before he dies. Joanna sits with the dying, recording their final moments into a notebook. “Twenty years ago, when I was sitting with my dad as he was dying, remains the most moving things I’ve witnessed,” says McCorkle. “I was sitting there in a situation of total grief, but part of me was amazed at the process of a human body shutting down, and also amazed that life doesn’t stop for a minute.” All of which sounds poignant, if depressing. In fact, Life is the former, but not the latter. The end-of-life moments, scattered throughout the book, share space with a host of fascinating and flawed characters. The stories of these people — Toby, the school teacher; Ben, the would-be magician; Rachel, the retired lawyer; C.J., the kind-but-damaged manicurist — are knitted together at odd angles that reveal the
Bookends: Author Jill McCorkle says that in her latest novel she was “interested in representing that intersection of life and death.”
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opposing accents and ideals of North versus South, conservative versus liberal and, ultimately, a dark twist. The first character who came to McCorkle was Stanley, one of the residents of retirement community Pine Haven. After his wife passes away, Stanley conceives of the plan to fake dementia in order to escape the clutches of his needy adult son. Part of the fake dementia for the formerly buttoned-down Stanley is an obsession with the Wrestling Federation. “My son, in early adolescence, was very interested in professional wrestling, so a couple of times I took the boys to witness these events,” says McCorkle. “We started joking about how funny it would be if you had some dignified person who really got into it and tried to posture and act like these guys.” The wrestling idea warranted a note; other inspirations were also jotted down over the years. “I literally had a huge tote bag that was full of scraps of paper,” says McCorkle. Each scrap led to several pages of writing: “My notes are place holders for something bigger,” the author explains. Even as McCorkle organized her notes into Life, her own life turned up plenty of complications. She dealt with a family illness. She moved from Boston, where she’d lived for 20 years, back to N.C. And, while McCorkle suspects that if she’d had large blocks of leisure time for her writing, “this would have been a different novel,” it’s hard to imagine, at Life’s breathless conclusion, that it could have been any better. Part of the success of this new work of fiction might have to do with the steadfast elements surrounding McCorkle. “I’ve had one agent, one editor and one publisher,” she says of her nearly 30-year career. She calls her affiliation with Algonquin “the longest relationship I’ve had in my life.” While that’s rare in the publishing industry, McCorkle says, “I haven’t had a reason to look elsewhere. That contentment has allowed me to focus on the writing.” As happy as McCorkle seems to be to have returned to the novel form, her fans are, no doubt, even more thrilled. The N.C. author is not just a skilled spinner of tales, but an important voice in southern literature (Understanding Jill McCorkle, by lit professor Barbara Bennett, was published in 2000) — a genre McCorkle herself believes is still alive and well. “There is such a solid history because Southern literature is so rooted in that sense of place and the art of storytelling,” she says. “The language that’s particular to the South does still exist.” X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.
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Josh rouse explores The arT of conTenTMenT WiTh happiness WalTz By alli Marshall Even though the music industry has changed drastically in the last decade or so, there’s still a certain career trajectory expectation: Make a great album, attract some label interest, tour in support of a big-name act, land a choice commercial spot/movie soundtrack/late show appearance, work up to headliner status, sell out a stadium, etc. Josh Rouse was on his way. His debut, Dressed Up Like Nebraska, earned critical acclaim. He toured with Guster. His songs found their way into movies and TV shows. And then he up and moved to Spain. Six years later, it’s got to be a bit tedious that the expat move still defines him. But it was also a major game-changer. “Who knows what happens if we decide to do something or not?” says Rouse. “It’s kind of like that David Lynch movie, Lost Highway, which took me so long to get.” It was actually Brad Jones, producer of Rouse’s new album, Happiness Waltz, who explained that the film is about the path in life that you don’t take. Rouse may have chosen the path less traveled, but it’s impacted his sound in important ways, like the Spanish-language songs on 2010’s El Turista. That album sways and breathes with tropical rhythms and salt-tinged coastal breezes. Just-released Happiness Waltz is also saturated in Mediterranean atmosphere, but what’s been catching critical attention is a return to the retro glimmer and soft focus of Rouse’s crowd-pleasing records Nashville and 1972. The likeness wasn’t exactly intentional. “I write a lot of songs, and have been for a while, so I kind of keep them in different places,” says Rouse. “I talked to Brad and he said, ‘Your most popular albums have pop songs with easy beats.’ I said, ‘I have some of those songs,’ and it kind of went from there.” To the musician, though, the likenesses and differences between his albums, over the years, are pretty subtle. “I get a kick out of fans and reviews that say ‘He’s returned to form!’” says Rouse. “It’s not that different. I think if you put a pedal steel on any of those songs, they’d say,
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Bubble boy: Josh Rouse says that raising children and living in Spain keeps him in his own bubble. But it’s also kept him away from the ‘80s music trend, and allowed him to craft the pop songs and easy beats of his new album, Happiness Waltz. Photo by Allen Clark ‘Oh yeah, it’s a return to form,’ because it’s making it a bit more American.” The other influence in Happiness is Rouse’s day-to-day life. He lives in Valencia with his wife, Paz Suay (with whom he recorded the duet EP She's Spanish, I'm American in ’07), and their young children. He told American Songwriter that being a dad means “There is no balance in my life now,” and he’s moved his studio out of his bedroom (the former site of his Bedroom Classics imprint; though he tells Xpress that he does still write songs there). The family life lends itself to Rouse’s writing style, though. Building on the gently tumbling “Quiet Town” from Subtitulo, Happiness’ songs like “Simple Pleasures” and “It’s Good To Have You” capitalize on a sense of peace in the moment. There’s expansiveness in Rouse’s contentment. “The days turn to months and the months into years / my children have grown and I’m still standing here. / I still live each day like the very last one / I rise with the birds and I set with the sun,” he sings on “A Lot Like Magic.” As for gaining expat perspective, Rouse says he’s been in his own bubble. “My wife keeps up with music more than I do,” he laughs. “Having children and being in Spain has changed my writing. Not hanging around all the time and being really social, touring in the states and getting connected.”
He says he suspects if he lived in the U.S., he’d think this band and that band were great. In his adopted home, “You’ve got to be something really special to even get mentioned.” Rouse did play this year’s SXSW festival (with his group, The Long Vacations) — his first time back in eight years — and discovered Irish band Squarehead, which he describes as “Belle and Sebastian meets Nirvana. Really melodic, but really rockin.’” But Rouse also sounds completely OK with not being up on the next big thing. “Everyone’s doing an ‘80s thing now,” he says. “Being in a bubble keeps me out of following that.” Rouse has, instead, deepened his commitment to his own vision. He might party less after the shows, but he enjoys his concerts more. And, “You can’t put out a record every year, so you spend a lot of time performing the songs. [I] really think about what the songs mean to me, and if I can play them over and over.” He says that older he gets and the longer people keep showing up at his concerts, the more he realizes exactly how good that experience is. “I’m 41 and I’ve made 10 records. I’m not new and I’m not old,” Rouse says. “But I know I love doing this and I’ll continue to do it.” X Alli Marshall can be reached at amarshall@ mountainx.com.
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by Jordan lawrence The opening to “Thin Blue” hinges on a perfectly executed bait and switch. Smooth guitar, soft cymbal splashes, and far-off coos back Juan Holladay, leader and singer for Asheville’s Secret B-Sides, who deploys his delicately piercing pipes in service of what initially seems like the kind of politely probing refrain common in modern soul: “Blue Eyes, are you cool, true?/ Do I trust you to do right?/ Though these thin blue lines/ Seem like thin blue lies.” The verses, which relate an upsetting true story with suave precision, transform the song into something far more complex. One June evening in 2011, Holladay was passing out fliers on his way to a show at the Asheville Music Hall. He began chatting with a guy whose friend was in a heated exchange with a police officer. He says he handed off his flier and started to leave, but the officer interpreted the situation differently, using what Holladay felt was excessive force in arresting him for causing a public disturbance. “Everyone agrees I resisted his treatment,” Holladay recounts, adopting a rhythmic flow halfway between singing and rapping. “Had to keep my face from kissing the pavement/ No accountability/ Low professionality/ The crowd surrounded, chanting police brutality.” It’s a tale
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Smoothly distilled: The group’s diverse sound incorporates a positive sensuality. related with charming melodies and an unflinching sense of righteousness, and it makes the vague distrust expressed in the opening chorus cut deeper with every repetition. “The way that officer treated me, it really made me aware that that happens to people in our community, that people are treated in a way that is questionable,” he says of the song’s intentions. “I have a little girl. She’s 2 right now, and I don’t want her to have that interaction with a police officer ever. So I feel like in my own way, I want to help change the culture in our city and with our police force and stuff. That’s something that just really hit me extremely hard, like physically, emotionally, spiritually, in every way.” “Thin Blue” is by far the thorniest song in the B-Sides’ catalog, but it's also indicative of Holladay’s overall approach. After recording an EP with a band of students at Warren Wilson College, from which he had recently graduated, his B-Sides slowly evolved as he met dif-
ferent players around town and cobbled together consistent backing. Solidifying about four years ago, the group’s diverse but smoothly distilled sound draws from funk and soul, rap and R&B, repurposing them in service of themes that are more mature than those pursued by many of the band’s modern peers. Dissatisfied with the hyper-sexualized nature of much of today’s hip-hop and R&B, Holladay wants his music to deal in positive and powerful messages. For the most part, Easy Magic, the B-Sides’ second LP, accomplishes this mission, reveling in modern soul that doesn’t forsake sensuality in pursuit of music with a genuine sense of purpose. “I wanted to have R&B sounds that aren’t oversexualized,” he explains. “There’s a lot of power in hip-hop, and there’s a lot of power in R&B. And I feel like a lot of people are turned away from it because it’s over-sexualized. There is a social mission directed at younger people. If kids are going to think something is cool, then I want there to be a good message in it. So there’s a little bit of that. And I feel like older people appreciate that message.” Expanded from a similarly titled stop-gap EP released last year, Easy Magic isn’t afraid to pair its muscular grooves with equally weighty issues. Take “Boys & Girls,” which further explores Holladay’s position that many rappers and singers set a bad example for younger listeners: “Why do these little boys and girls say/ They want to be pimps and hoes someday/ But when they grow up, the pimps and hoes say/ They want to be little boys and girls again?” he asks over patiently plodding bass and guitar before the band indulges in an adventurous, almost Funkadelic bridge. Like most of Easy Magic, it’s a song that is both fun and expressive, getting its point across while maintaining a sense of joyous experimentation. “I feel like the real thing that makes the music and the energy of the music, the vibe of the music really work is the relationships between the musicians,” Holladay says. “Not just musical, but the actual relationships. So I felt like it was my job, first and foremost, to cultivate really healthy relationships with the people I’m playing music with. The sound that we want would come out of that.” X Jordan Lawrence can be jordan.f.lawrence@gmail.com.
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by JordAn LAwrence That Cut, the third solo effort from Chris Corsano, draws much of its inspiration from the Minutemen is a little hard to believe. Though undeniably eclectic and powerful, the seminal ‘80s punk band never approached anything like the bizarre and often quite beautiful vignettes that dominate the latest effort from the acclaimed percussionist and improviser. Hypnotic chime incantations lead immediately into rapid-fire cavalcades of snare and cymbal before giving way to feral saxaphone squall. The music’s liberated nature does align with punk’s irreverent ethos, but it’s hard to detect any sonic common ground between Corsano and the blistering band that he references often and emphatically. “In my own little weird way that means nothing to anybody else, they’re all these tributes to the Minutemen,” he explains. “That was the first thing that like pulled me into the world of hardcore and also their politics. Everything about them was just sort of huge for me when I was maybe 15. Going back, like in every year of my life, maybe I discover some new music, but then it’s always like if I put on Double Nickels [on the Dime] or What Makes a Man Start Fires?, I’ll hear elements of that. In a way, they mapped out this route.” The route he’s referring to is the trajectory of his solo albums, all of which consist of short and punchy experiments, eschewing the longwinded pieces preferred by many of his avantgarde peers. This approach feeds his constant
“get in and do it”: Corsano’s work has a big-bang aesthetic. Photo courtesy Chris Corsano
appetite for experimentation, a need he also satiates with his ever-changing setup. He litters his toms and snares with pieces of metal, some proper cymbals, some repurposed junk. He also fashions his own acoustic instruments and manipulates the way his drums can be played; one of his favorite techniques involves placing strings atop his drums and bowing them to create weird and wonderful drone. While the sounds themselves might not mesh with that of the Minutemen or their punk peers, Corsano’s inherent restlessness and his refusal to be tied down by one setup or technique mirrors their adventurous approach. “Experimental music and improv usually has these long pieces, and sometimes the structures are like quiet-loud and then back down to quiet. There’s certain tropes,” Corsano says. “But it’s like, screw all that. That’s not where I’m from. My history is more in these short little blasts. Get in and do it. Don’t repeat the chorus. With the solo stuff, it becomes, ‘Here’s this idea, like a trashy cymbal put on the tom, played with this kind of mallet.’ That’s as much pre-planning as
there is, and then record it and just try to play something that’s music rather than just playing your setup.” True to the bang-bang aesthetic of his own work, Corsano’s path to improvisation went through punk. After playing in hardcore bands in high school, he formed 13 Gauge alongside future Tall Firs guitarist Aaron Mullan while enrolled at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass. While playing in that band, his early punk influences were complicated by a newfound love for free jazz and Japanese noise artists. Inspired, he pushed 13 Gauge to record a free improv album, which he impulsively shared with esteemed saxophonist Paul Flaherty. He liked what he heard and suggested the two jam together. Soon, they were playing shows and recording as a duo, Corsano’s nimble shifts from nervous skitters to concussive assaults pairing perfectly with Flaherty’s boldly arrhythmic technique. That collaboration opened other doors. He’s since played with Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore and toured the world with Bjork. He’s backed psych-folk legend Six Organs of Admittance and lent complementary clamor to the work of acoustic picker Glenn Jones. In all of these pursuits, he still sees himself as an improviser, adapting his techniques to different circumstances without forsaking his own distinct personality. “Improvisation is something that opens you up to being able to react quickly and being able to fit into a bunch of different situations without having to plan everything out,” Corsano explains. “You kind of get a read of the situation, and then hopefully as soon as the music hits, everything you’ve done up to that point kind of informs it. But you’re trying to create something entirely new.” Cut confirms Corsano’s ability to adapt while still creating work that somehow feels unified. The high-speed metal clanks of “The Attendant” segway nicely into the dominating rhythms and mind-bending tonal shifts of the wood blockon-tom showcase “Famously Short Arms.” The hypnotic semi-cacophony of the stringed-drum number “These Things Are Not Fancy” achieves a menacing mood similar to the saxophone bleats that dominate “Shank and Spindle.” “This is my document of problem-solving or music-making in this era,” he says. “Hopefully there’s a common thread.” X Jordan Lawrence can be jordan.f.lawrence@gmail.com.
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State of ThE arTS
by KyLE ShErard
COLLECTING This is the second of a two-part series about Asheville’s art market. The first article appeared March 26 and discussed Asheville artists taking their work elsewhere to find new exhibition outlets, audiences and collectors. art collectors don’t necessarily set out to become art collectors. That’s to say, most started at one piece, only to wind up with a small arsenal of artwork. That single piece may have been a friend’s or family member’s work, or maybe a complete stranger’s, whose art suddenly struck them in the gallery. One becomes seven, then 12 and then maybe dozens as gutreaction turns into passion. and while a painting or print may accent a room in the typical american home, such is rarely the case for art collectors. Instead, the furniture and wall colors, lights and windows accent the artwork. The works go beyond decoration. The house becomes a museum and collecting becomes a lifestyle — occasionally, an identity. Collectors create a web within the arts community, one that affects every aspect of a local market. It travels from artist studios to gallery openings, local auctions and eventually, museums, where many private collections end up. asheville’s collecting population holds everything from dali prints and folk paintings to Jugtown pottery and 18th-century theatrical etchings. and then there are those collectors who specifically look to local artists. We’re fortunate to have so much art available; galleries are well-stocked, as are the restaurants, breweries and cafés. We’re not department-store furnishing. “In this age of commercially reproduced everything, the idea of something unique or handmade is particularly appealing,” Jordan ahlers, Blue Spiral 1’s gallery director, tells Xpress. asheville has better artistic offerings, according to asheville residents and art collectors Stuart and Sharon Craig. “It’s a treasure trove here,” Stuart says. “Whatever your scene is, it’s here.” Their first piece was a wedding present he bought for Sharon. Since then, they’ve spent several years building a hearty asheville collection. “I don’t have to go to atlanta. I don’t have to go to New york or Scotland,” Stuart says. “I can find it here.” and much of what sells here is less expensive than other cities. “These artists put their heart and soul into these piece,” Stuart says, “and they sell it for peanuts.” Buying the works involves a vastly different mindset than just favoring them on a gallery or studio wall. Collecting is about recognizing one’s
personal taste, and building on it. It often becomes a response to the moment. “Sometimes, it is an intellectual hook that grabs the collector’s eye,” says Blue Spiral owner John Cram, “and sometimes it’s how the artist handles the abstract.” “I like it instantly,” Susan Turner tells Xpress. “I like to surround myself with the artworks I love — the colors, the movements.” “I guess I’ve turned into a collector,” she says. It was never an identity, or a goal for the now-collector and owner of Street Fair, the eclectic downtown retail store. rather, she has spent the past 40 years gathering pieces individually. “I’ve just wound up with a collection.” It started with some art deco and Nouveau lamps she bought in the 1970s while living in atlanta. Now it includes baskets, mirrors, furniture, pottery, paintings, prints and sculptures, among other mediums. The names and styles span continents. despite having some heavy-hitting names from New york City, the asheville and N.C. works reign superior. “I’ve never seen as many emerging artists in other
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at left, detail of “Tsunami” by Galen Frost Bernard, courtesy of the Craig collection. at right, “Cross,” by randy Wray, courtesy the Griffin/ robinson collection.
places I’ve been,” she says. “They’re better here.” ray Griffin and Thom robinson’s collection of N.C. artists has undergone several transformations since they moved here in 2003. What started with landscape paintings sourced from hendersonville’s Oliver Gallery has evolved into a collection almost entirely of North Carolina artists, with a particular focus on asheville. Though, they do make occasional, regional exceptions — provided the work is up to par with what asheville has to offer. “The source is much less important,” Griffin says, “it’s about the reaction.” It just so happens that these reactions stem from asheville artists more than others. Their collection is constantly shifting. Such as when the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill prompted
them to commission three works responding to the disaster. Commissions add new, personal elements to the collection’s body. Pieces quite literally come and go. They’re often exiting to museums, such as the Florence Museum of art in South Carolina, which has received outsider artwork from their collection. “It’s our intention, over time, to donate our collection to a museum,” Griffin said. Capital “a” that is, not multiple institutions. But they don’t have one in mind just yet. Museums often give works and their donors a final artistic legacy. Think about that the next time you see the tags at a major museum. But not everyone goes that route. “My daughter will inherit the work,” says Craig, “whether or not she likes it. I guess we’ll see if she does.” Let it also be said, loudly, that collecting isn’t limited to arts aficionados and the rich. There’s plenty of artwork within reach — within our various abilities, as ahlers puts it. “I think that it’s important for people to support the work of artists,” he says, “because of what artists offer to a community and society as a whole.”
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smartbets By alli Marshall
The love language
sonmi “Sonmi consistently explores the delicate balance between natural humanism and the harder side of modern technology in their compositions,” the band says in its bio. Now, six years into its adventure to the boundaries of electronic music (and beyond), Sonmi (Michael McBride, David Mathes, Robert Garmhausen and Nigel Gilmer) have not only produced stellar recorded music but played an impressive roster of live shows (AHA AVL, Moogfest, Camp Bisco and more). They’ll take the stage at Emerald Lounge on Wednesday, April 24. England in 1819 (go to mountainx.com for a full interview), and Peripheral (Sonmi’s McBride) open. 9 p.m., $8/$10. emeraldlounge.com.
Music Video asheville The videos have been filmed, the submissions are in, and, for the sixth year, Music Video Asheville gears up to celebrate local musicians and filmmakers. “Grammy-style attire with Asheville flair” is suggested for those attending. Previous winning videos include “5150” by Chachillie, “Skeleton Crew” by Kovacs and the Polar Bear and “Muddy Vishnu” by Jonathan Scales among others. Held at The Cinebarre on Wednesday, April 24. 6 p.m. networking party, 7-10 p.m. screening, 10:30 p.m. awards ceremony. $8/$10. musicvideoasheville.com.
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It’s been just about a year since we last checked in with Raleigh-based The Love Language. At the time, the band — fronted by Stu McLamb — was working on a followup to 2010’s breezy, laid-back Libraries. McLamb had entered the studio with 40 demos and spent the month of February (2012) recording. And then the band scrapped the project. The good news: The Love Language is reportedly again working on a new album, and will be playing some material from that forthcoming project at The Grey Eagle on Thursday, April 18. Gross Ghost and Jenny Besetzt open. 9 p.m., $10. thegreyeagle.com. Photo by Jason Arthurs
asheville creative symposium Organizers for the newly minted Asheville Creativity Symposium: From the Imagination Storm to the Creative Form, describe it as “an imaginatively dynamic event.” Poet/ creative entrepreneur James Navé and musician River Guerguerian host. They’ll “navigate through deep exploration of the individual artistic voice and purpose to form a confluence of intentions and artistic trajectories that will shape and mold the future voice of Asheville.” Held at the Odyssey School on Saturday, April 20. Symposium from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Creativity Concert at 7 p.m. $25 for both events/$8 concert only. avl.mx/s6.
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clubland Wednesday, april 17 185 king street Mike Barnes (acoustic), 8pm 5 wAlnut wine BAr Juan Benevides Trio (flamenco, Latin), 8pm ADAM DAlton Distillery DJ dance party (EDM, bass), 10pm ApotheCAry Engines (experimental, free jazz) w/ Desert Installation, 9pm BArley's tAprooM Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30pm BlACk MountAin Ale house Bluegrass jam, 9pm BywAter International reggae dance night, 9pm CluB hAirsprAy Dirty game night & dance party, 10pm CluB reMix Open House (dance music, DJs), 9pm CreeksiDe tAphouse Open mic, 9pm
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GANGASTAGRASS w/ Crazyhorse & Colston 9pm $7/$10
THE LOVE LANGUAGE w/ Gross Ghost & Jenny Besetzt • 9pm $10
SHONNA TUCKER & EYE CANDY (ex-Drive-By-Truckers) w/ Howle+Mosley 9pm $10/$12
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Dirty south lounge Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm DouBle Crown Jerry David DeCicca (of Black Swans) w/ Greg Cartwright, 9:30pm Dugout Karaoke, 8pm elAine's Dueling piAno BAr Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am gooD stuFF Jake Hollifield's silent movie boogie, 7pm grey eAgle MusiC hAll & tAvern Gangstagrass (hip-hop, bluegrass) w/ Crazyhorse & Colston, 9pm hAnDleBAr Shooter Jennings (Southern rock, country), 9pm hAngAr lounge Old-school DJ ('70s-'90s) & open mic, 8pm hArrAh's Cherokee Throwback DJ ('70s-'90s), 6pm-close isis restAurAnt AnD MusiC hAll Impromptu Sessions (improv jam w/ rotating musicians), 9:30pm JACk oF heArts puB Sharon Sandel artist reception, 5-7pm JACk oF the wooD puB Old-time jam, 4pm lexington Ave Brewery (lAB) Back stage: Alex Vans & the Hide Away (indie rock, pop) w/ Grown Up Avenger Stuff, 9:30pm nAtive kitChen & soCiAl puB Appalachian night, 7pm o.henry's/tug Karaoke, 10pm oDDitoriuM Twin Tigers (new wave) w/ Future West, 9pm olive or twist Cadillac Rex (oldies, swing, rock), 8-11pm one stop Deli & BAr The Megadrives w/ Samuel Paradise (electronic), 10pm orAnge peel Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires (funk, soul), 9pm oskAr Blues Brewery BJ Pressnell (guitar, banjo), 6pm reD stAg grill Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 7-10pm
don’t call it a comeback: Brooklyn-based indie rock outfit VietNam quietly dissolved after the success of its self-titled debut in 2007, but principle songwriter Michael Gerner is back with a new lineup and drony, atmospheric take on the group’s dark blues rock. VietNam plays Double Crown on Saturday, April 20 with Curtains and Wyla.
tAllgAry's CAntinA Open mic/jam, 7pm the soCiAl Karaoke, 9:30pm
Paul Cataldo (Americana), 7pm CluB hAirsprAy Karaoke & dance party, 10pm
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CluB reMix Asheville Rootz Collective (roots, reggae, dancehall), 9pm
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Thursday, april 18 185 king street burnthesun (acoustic rock), 8pm ApotheCAry Iji (art pop) w/ Mushigo Palm, Peace Arrow & Tashi Dorji, 9pm Asheville MusiC hAll Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad w/ Common Foundation (reggae, ska), 10pm BArley's tAprooM Alien Music Club (jazz jam), 9pm BlACk MountAin Ale house Mountain Feist (bluegrass, Americana), 9pm Blue MountAin pizzA CAFe
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Behind The Mic
Asheville FM hosts dozens of weekly shows that run the gamut of musical styles and tastes (you name it, they’ve got it). But don’t take our word for it: take theirs. Xpress brings you this weekly feature — direct from the DJs — highlighting a few of the station’s stellar offerings. ashevillefm.org. and the address is a program of strange, yet compelling music in a free-form setting … OK, it’s more like a record party that gets a bit out there, but it’s always about having a good time. Along with old and new heady sounds, host Randy Booher offers entertaining and informative chatter, occasional guests and lots of surprises. Friday nights at 9 p.m. Photo by Max Cooper
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185 king street Dance party w/ DJ Dogg, 8pm
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5 wAlnut wine BAr Lyric (soul, funk), 10pm
DouBle Crown Friday night hootenanny w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 9pm
ApotheCAry "Blue Songs" (Apothecary showcase), 9pm
Dugout Flashback Sally, 9pm
Asheville MusiC hAll The Polish Ambassador (electronic) w/ Push/Pull & Skytree, 10pm
eMerAlD lounge Deadstring Brothers w/ Blue Jeans & Khaki Pants (country, honky-tonk), 9pm
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BlACk MountAin Ale house The Hardin Draw (folk, bluegrass), 9:30pm
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Jarvis Jenkins Band (rock, jam), 9:30pm
Phoenix Lounge Jazz night, 8pm
the soCiaL Mug (blues, funk, rock), 9:30pm
Pisgah Brewing ComPany The Brothers Comatose (Americana, folk) w/ The John Stickley Duo, 9pm
timo's house DJ Jet & guests (hip-hop), 10pm-2am
red stag griLL Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 8-11pm root Bar no. 1 Jay Brown (roots, blues), 9pm sCandaLs nightCLuB Zumba, 7pm Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am south side station Karaoke, 9pm southern aPPaLaChian Brewery Wilhelm McKay (folk, roots) w/ Logan Brill, 7pm straightaway Cafe Black Robin Hero (rock, folk), 6pm taLLgary's Cantina
town PumP Matt Walsh & the Low Counts (rock), 9pm traiLhead restaurant and Bar Mark Bumgarner (roots, singer-songwriter), 8:30pm treasure CLuB DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am tressa's downtown Jazz and BLues Whitney Moore & the People, 10pm Vanuatu KaVa Bar Dan Keller (jazz guitar), 9pm waLL street Coffee house Open mic, 9pm white horse Vollie McKenzie & the Western Wildcats
Saturday, February 9th
Music Schedules Wednesday, April 17th
The Megadrives Thursday, April 18th
$3 all Wells$10 $1 Bush Lite
SOUTHBOUND TURNAROUND 21+
(Western swing), 8pm
Saturday, april 20 185 King street Inner Session (jazz), 8pm 32 degrees iCe Bar DJ Subdue (down tempo, trip-hop), 10pm 5 waLnut wine Bar The Gypsy Swingers (hot jazz), 10pm aPotheCary Grammer School (rock, pop), 9pm asheViLLe musiC haLL Consider the Source (world, fusion) w/ Kings of Prussia (metal) & Asian Teacher Factory, 10pm athena's CLuB Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am Bier garden
Campaign & Chach
LATE SHOW
DJ Moto (dance, pop), 9pm
Bohemian Hotel 505-2949 rendezvous 926-0201 root Bar No.1 299-7597 Scandals Nightclub 252-2838 Scully’s 251-8880 Shovelhead Saloon 669-9541 Smokey’s after dark 253-2155 Southern appalacian Brewery 684-1235 the Social 298-8780 A Night of Hip-Hop feat.11pm $5 Spurs 21+ 575-2258 Static age records Benefit for Azalea Mountain School feat. 7pm 254-3232 David Earl & The Plowshares $15 & The Gypsy Swingers All Ages Stingrays 926-4100 Straightaway Cafe 669-8856 tallGary’s Cantina 232-0809 rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack 575-2260 thirsty Monk South 505-4564 timo’s House 575-2886 tolliver’s Crossing irish pub 505-2129 trailhead restaurant & Bar 357-5656 treasure Club ASHEVILLE’S PREMIERE ARTS VENUE 31 PATTON AVENUE - UPSTAIRS 298-1400 Tuesday: tressa’s downtown “Asheville’s Finest” Jazz & Blues 254-7072 Variety Show! 55 COLLEGE STREET - DOWNSTAIRS Vincenzo’s Bistro Bring ur Songs, Dance, Skits, Jokes, Jump Ropes, Burlesque acts, 254-4698 Hula hoops & More! • $5 shot of Whiskey+Beer $1 PBR Westville pub 10pm 225-9782 Wednesday: $5 White Horse 21+ “Open House” w/ Samuel Paradise 669-0816 Featuring DJ RAMAK Wild Wing Cafe with the HOTTEST DJ’S!10pm Special guests every week! GENIASS PRESENTS: 10pm w/ 253-3066 Universal Joint Benefit for Jason Hall feat. Common $8/$10 EARLY SHOW
Harrah’s Cherokee 497-7777 Havana restaurant 252-1611 Highland Brewing Company 299-3370 the Hop 254-2224 the Hop West 252-5155 iron Horse Station 622-0022 Jack of Hearts pub 645-2700 Jack of the Wood 252-5445 Jus One More 253-8770 lexington avenue Brewery 252-0212 the lobster trap 350-0505 the lower level 505-8333 luella’s Bar-B-Que 505-RIBS Mack Kell’s pub & Grill 253-8805 the Magnetic Field 257-4003 Mike’s Side pocket 281-3096 Monte Vista Hotel 669-8870 Odditorium 505-8388 One Stop Bar deli & Bar 255-7777 O.Henry’s/tuG 254-1891 the Orange peel 225-5851 pack’s tavern 225-6944 pisgah Brewing Co. 669-0190 pulp 225-5851 purple Onion Cafe 749-1179 rankin Vault 254-4993 red Stag Grill at the Grand
LATE SHOW
the Corner 575-2449 Craggie Brewing Company 254-0360 Creekside taphouse 575-2880 adam dalton distillery 367-6401 dark City deli 257-5300 desoto lounge 986-4828 diana Wortham theater 257-4530 dirty South lounge 251-1777 dobra tea room 575-2424 the dugout 692-9262 Eleven on Grove 505-1612 Emerald lounge 232- 4372 Firestorm Cafe 255-8115 Fred’s Speakeasy 281-0920 French Broad Brewery tasting room 277-0222 French Broad Chocolate lounge 252-4181 the Gateway Club 456-6789 Good Stuff 649-9711 Grey Eagle Music Hall & tavern 232-5800 Grind Cafe 430-4343 Grove House Eleven on Grove 505-1612 the Grove park inn (Elaine’s piano Bar/ Great Hall) 252-2711 the Handlebar (864) 233-6173 Hangar lounge 684-1213
LATE SHOW
185 King Street 877-1850 5 Walnut Wine Bar 253-2593 altamont Brewing Company 575-2400 the altamont theatre 348-5327 aqua Cafe & Bar 505-2081 arCadE 258-1400 asheville Civic Center & thomas Wolfe auditorium 259-5544 asheville Music Hall 255-7777 asheville radio Cafe 254-3636 athena’s Club 252-2456 avery Creek pizza & ribs 687-2400 Barley’s tap room 255-0504 Black Mountain ale House 669-9090 Blend Hookah lounge 505-0067 Blue Mountain pizza 658-8777 Blue Note Grille 697-6828 Boiler room 505-1612 BoBo Gallery 254-3426 Broadway’s 285-0400 Burgerworx 253-2333 the Bywater 232-6967 Club Hairspray 258-2027 Club Metropolis 258-2027 Club remix 258-2027 the Chop House 253-1852
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Thursday:
Asheville Roots Collective
Bring the best Root, Reggae, Dub & Dancehall Asheville Has To OFFER • $3 selected imports - $3 shooters
Friday, April 19th
Official
Big Boi Afterparty
Saturday, April 20th
Dub Kartel (Reggae/Dub)
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Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Foundation
21+
Friday, April 19th
10pm
GENIASS PRESENTS:
The Polish Ambassador $12/$15 21+ w/ Push/Pull + Skytree
Saturday, April 20th GENIASS PRESENTS:
Consider The Source & Kings of Prussia w/ Asian Teacher Factory
10pm $8/$10 18+
Tuesday, April 23rd
TWO FOR TUESDAY 8pm LOCAL & Yaddatu $2 - ALL AGES! DJ Adam Strange spins afterwards til 11pm!
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DJ Don Magic, 9pm-1am BlACk MountAin Ale house Wasted Wine (prog rock), 9pm Blue MountAin pizzA CAFe Searra Gisondo, 7pm BywAter Crossroads String Band (bluegrass), 9pm CluB eleven on grove Salsa social, 10pm CluB hAirsprAy Dance party, 8pm Drag show, 12:15am CluB Metropolis Dub Kartel (reggae), 10pm DouBle Crown Vietnam (blues, rock) w/ Curtains & Wyla, 9pm Dugout Fine Line, 8pm elAine's Dueling piAno BAr Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm1am eMerAlD lounge Pierce Edens & the Dirty Work (alt-country, roots) w/ Robinson, 9pm FrenCh BroAD Brewery tAsting rooM David Earl & the Plowshares (rock, soul), 6pm grey eAgle MusiC hAll & tAvern Shonna Tucker & Eye Candy (Southern rock, soul) w/ Howle + Mosley, 8pm grove pArk inn greAt hAll Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm Bob Zullo Quartet (Latin, jazz, pop), 9pmmidnight highlAnD Brewing CoMpAny Secret B-Sides (R&B, soul) CD release party, 6pm hotel inDigo Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/flamenco guitar), 7-10pm isis restAurAnt AnD MusiC hAll Jim Arrendell & the Cheap Suits (dance), 9pm JACk oF heArts puB The Archrivals (jazz, rock, fusion), 9pm JACk oF the wooD puB Stacey Randol (folk rock, pop), 5pm The Doc Marshalls (Cajun, country), 9pm lexington Ave Brewery (lAB) Old North State (bluegrass, folk) w/ Black Balsam, Ryan Dunson & Shane Kelly, 9:30pm
one stop Deli & BAr Bluegrass brunch w/ Jay Franck (of Sanctum Sully), 11am orAnge peel Griz (glitch-hop, dubstep) w/ Manic Focus, 9pm pACk's tAvern Lyric (funk, soul, pop), 9pm phoenix lounge Serious Clark (jam, funk, rock), 9pm purple onion CAFe Overmountain Men (Americana), 8pm
Monte vistA hotel Daniel Keller (jazz guitar), 6pm
root BAr no. 1 The Suffering Bastards (rock), 9pm
oDDitoriuM The Hermit Kings (indie rock), 9pm o.henry’s DJ Rasa & DJ Dathan, 10pm
sCAnDAls nightCluB Asheville Bellydance Festival gala show, 7:30pm Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am
olive or twist 42nd Street Jazz Band, 8-11pm
southern AppAlAChiAn Brewery Appalachian Fire (bluegrass, Americana), 8pm
wilD wing CAFe Harvey Bennitt Jr., 9pm
strAightAwAy CAFe Bread & Butter (bluegrass), 6pm tAllgAry's CAntinA Circus Mutt (rock), 9:30pm
sunday, april 21
the soCiAl Karaoke, 9:30pm town puMp Tater Family Traveling Circus (rock), 9pm trAilheAD restAurAnt AnD BAr Groove Ridge, 8:30pm treAsure CluB DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am tressA's Downtown JAzz AnD Blues WestSound (R&B, soul), 10pm westville puB Toad Strangler (blues, rock), 10pm white horse The New Olde Fashioneds (Americana, folk rock) w/ Oil Derek, 8pm
5 wAlnut wine BAr The Roaring Lions (hot jazz), 7pm AltAMont Brewing CoMpAny Sunday Funday Potluck & Pickin', 5:30pm ApotheCAry Real Live Tigers (folk, punk) w/ Holy Holy Vine (new folk), 9pm BlACk MountAin Ale house Jazz brunch w/ Mike Gray Trio, 11:30am Blue MountAin pizzA CAFe Locomotive Pie (blues, folk, rock), 7pm DouBle Crown Soul gospel Sunday w/ DJ Sweet Daddy Swamee, 6pm Karaoke w/ KJ JD, 10pm
Dinner Menu till 10pm Late Night Menu till
12am
love your mother (earth): Along with eco-friendly speakers, children’s activities and a host of local environmental organizations, the Asheville Earth Day celebration on Lexington Avenue will feature an eclectic mix of performers including The Infamous Stringdusters, Yarn, Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics (pictured) and more. April 20, noon-10 p.m. Photo by Renitra Canty
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Sat JIM ARRENDELL & THE CHEAP SUITS
4/20
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Sun
SUNDAY JAZZ SHOWCASE
4/21 Tue
4/23
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BLUEGRASS SESSIONS
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Thu THE REVIVALISTS 4/25 w/Thomas Wynn & The Believers $10/$12 • 9pm FRI KELLY MCFARLING 4/26 AND THE HOME TEAM w/ Locust Honey $7/$10 • 9pm
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Dugout Appalachian Fire (bluegrass), 4pm grove pArk inn greAt hAll Bob Zullo (Latin, jazz, pop), 7-11pm isis restAurAnt AnD MusiC hAll Jazz showcase, 8pm JACk oF heArts puB Sherry Lynn & Mountain Friends (bluegrass, pop, country), 1pm
Paul Cataldo (Americana), 7pm
8pm
CluB eleven on grove Swing lessons, 6:30 & 7:30pm Tango lessons, 7pm Dance w/ Low Down Sires, 8:30pm
hArrAh's Cherokee Throwback DJ ('70s-'90s), 6pm-close
CluB reMix Asheville's Finest (variety show & open mic), 9pm CreeksiDe tAphouse Old-time jam, 6:30pm
JACk oF the wooD puB Fox Street Allstars (rock, soul, blues), 9pm
grey eAgle MusiC hAll & tAvern Josh Rouse (folk) w/ Eleni Mandell, 8pm
loBster trAp Leo Johnson (hot club jazz), 7-9pm
grove pArk inn greAt hAll Bob Zullo (Latin, jazz, pop), 7-11pm
oDDitoriuM Home Body w/ New Color & The Cream Dreams (electro-pop, dance), 9pm
isis restAurAnt AnD MusiC hAll Bluegrass sessions, 9pm
one stop Deli & BAr Bluegrass brunch w/ The Pond Brothers, 11am sCAnDAls nightCluB Mr. North Carolina King Entertainer of the Year pageant, 10pm
nAtive kitChen & soCiAl puB Trivia, 7pm
BywAter Open mic, 9pm CourtyArD gAllery Open mic, 8-11pm
olive or twist The Blue Dogs (blues), 8-11pm one stop Deli & BAr Two for Tuesday feat: Local & Yaddatu, 8pm DJ Adam Strange, 10pm orAnge peel Les Claypool's Duo de Twang (rock, experimental, prog) w/ Don Hoser, 8pm phoenix lounge Mike Sweet ('60s & '70s covers), 8pm tAllgAry's CAntinA Techno dance party, 9:30pm tolliver's Crossing irish puB Trivia, 8:30pm
tAllgAry's CAntinA Open mic/jam, 7pm the soCiAl Karaoke, 9:30pm trAilheAD restAurAnt AnD BAr Kevin Scanlon's old-time jam, 6:30pm treAsure CluB DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am
hAngAr lounge Karaoke, 10pm
westville puB Blues jam, 10pm
JACk oF heArts puB Bill Moran, Jill Siler & more (singersongwriters), 6:30pm
white horse Irish sessions, 6:30pm Open mic, 8:45pm
phoenix lounge Terranean (folk rock), 8pm the soCiAl Open mic, 8pm
5 wAlnut wine BAr Juan Benevides Trio (flamenco, Latin), 8pm
tiMo's house Jam night (multi-genre open jam), 10pm
ADAM DAlton Distillery DJ dance party (EDM, bass), 10pm
treAsure CluB DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am
ApotheCAry Chris Corsano (experimental) w/ David Daniell & The Shane Perlowin/Tashi Dorji Duo, 9pm
tressA's Downtown JAzz AnD Blues Russ Wilson's swing session, 8-11pm Scary-Oke, 11pm
BArley's tAprooM Dr. Brown's Team Trivia, 8:30pm
westville puB Trivia night, 9pm
BlACk MountAin Ale house Bluegrass jam, 9pm
wilD wing CAFe Team trivia, 8pm
BywAter International reggae dance night, 9pm
Tuesday, april 23 185 king street Jason Lane & friends, 8pm 5 wAlnut wine BAr The John Henrys (gypsy jazz), 8pm AltAMont Brewing CoMpAny Open mic, 8pm AltAMont theAter Frank Southecorvo (saxophone), 8pm ApotheCAry Paciens Trine (experimental, electronic) w/ ISA, Penny Royale, Tanning Bed, & KHF, 9pm Asheville MusiC hAll Funk jam, 11pm Blue MountAin pizzA CAFe
CluB hAirsprAy Dirty game night & dance party, 10pm CluB reMix Open House (dance music, DJs), 9pm Dirty south lounge Disclaimer Standup Lounge (comedy open mic), 9pm DouBle Crown Country night w/ Dr. Filth, 9pm Dugout Karaoke, 8pm elAine's Dueling piAno BAr Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am
CD RELEASE PARTY
reD stAg grill Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 7-10pm
vAnuAtu kAvA BAr Open mic, 8:30pm
185 king street Dave Desmelik w/ Aaron Price & Betsy Franck (singer-songwriters), 8pm
SECRET B-SIDES
pisgAh Brewing CoMpAny The Campfire Reverends, 9pm
tressA's Downtown JAzz AnD Blues El Duende (Latin jazz), 9pm
oskAr Blues Brewery Old-time jam, 5-8pm
SATURDAY APRIL 20
phoenix lounge Eric Janoski (alternative rock), 8pm
grove pArk inn greAt hAll Bob Zullo (Latin, jazz, pop), 7-11pm
Wednesday, april 24
DAVID ZOLL TRIO
oskAr Blues Brewery Trivia, 6pm
tressA's Downtown JAzz AnD Blues Jason DeCristofaro Trio (jazz), 8:30pm
oDDitoriuM Burned Books w/ That's a Thing (rock, grunge, noise), 9pm
FRIDAY APRIL 19
orAnge peel Flying Lotus (experimental, electronic) w/ Thundercat & Teebs, 9pm
treAsure CluB DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am
grey eAgle MusiC hAll & tAvern Contra dance, 8pm
OPEN 4:00PM-8:00PM
o.henry's/tug Karaoke, 10pm
one stop Deli & BAr Sumilan (electronic, rock, funk) w/ Makayan, 10pm
oDDitoriuM Comedy night w/ Tom Peters, 9pm
BlACk MountAin Ale house Karaoke, 9pm
nAtive kitChen & soCiAl puB Appalachian night, 7pm
loBster trAp Jay Brown (Americana, folk), 7-9pm
strAightAwAy CAFe Earth Day/anniversary party w/ Caribbean Cowboys (tropical rock) & Coping Stone
5 wAlnut wine BAr The Flowers (singer-songwriter), 8pm
lexington Ave Brewery (lAB) Back stage: Reasonably Priced Babies (improv comedy), 8:30pm
olive or twist Cadillac Rex (oldies, swing, rock), 8-11pm
o.henry's/tug Movie trivia, 10pm
Monday, april 22
JACk oF the wooD puB Old-time jam, 4pm
JACk oF the wooD puB Aabaraki (alt-soul, funk), 9pm
southern AppAlAChiAn Brewery Junction 280 (bluegrass), 5pm
wAll street CoFFee house Kids' open mic, 2pm
isis restAurAnt AnD MusiC hAll Impromptu Sessions (improv jam w/ rotating musicians), 9:30pm
THURSDAY APRIL 18
Thursday, april 25 185 king street Blues jam w/ Riyen Roots & Brian Phillips, 8pm BArley's tAprooM Alien Music Club (jazz jam), 9pm BlACk MountAin Ale house Mountain Feist (bluegrass, Americana), 9pm Blue MountAin pizzA CAFe Ben Wilson, 7pm CluB hAirsprAy Karaoke & dance party, 10pm CluB reMix Asheville Rootz Collective (roots, reggae, dancehall), 9pm DouBle Crown International cuts w/ DJ Flypaper, 9pm elAine's Dueling piAno BAr Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am eMerAlD lounge The Cheaters (hard rock) w/ Homeless Hill & Blackfoot Gypsies, 9pm FrenCh BroAD Brewery tAsting rooM Grace Adele & the Grand Band (Americana, folk), 6pm gooD stuFF Jeff Thompson (singer-songwriter), 7pm grey eAgle MusiC hAll & tAvern Dirty Bourbon River Show (gypsy, circus rock), 9pm hArrAh's Cherokee Live band karaoke, 8pm-midnight isis restAurAnt AnD MusiC hAll The Revivalists (rock, soul), 10pm JACk oF heArts puB Old-time jam, 7pm
eMerAlD lounge Sonmi (electronic) w/ England in 1819 & Peripheral, 9pm
JACk oF the wooD puB No Strings Attached (bluegrass), 7-9pm Bluegrass jam, 9pm
hAngAr lounge Old-school DJ ('70s-'90s) & open mic,
lexington Ave Brewery (lAB) Back stage: The Gentlemen Callers
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(rock) w/ Doomster, Morbids & Thomas McNeely, 9:30pm Lobster trap Hank Bones ("man of 1,000 songs"), 7-9pm odditorium Karaoke w/ Kipper Schauer, 9pm oLive or twist Heather Masterton Jazz Quartet, 8-11pm one stop deLi & bar Phish 'n' Chips (Phish covers), 6pm Brother Joscephus & the Love Revolution (soul, funk, jam), 10pm
Full Bar 27 Beers On Tap
oskar bLues brewery Ian Harrod (singer-songwriter), 6pm
American-Inspired Cuisine Pool | Shuffleboard | Foosball | 11’ Screen
pisgah brewing Company Chalwa (rock, reggae), 8pm
Live Music • Daily Specials WED 4.10
BREWERY NIGHT
THUR 4.11
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taLLgary's Cantina Asheville music showcase, 8pm
3 VODKA DRINKS
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isis restaurant and musiC haLL Kelly McFarling & the Home Team (folk, old-time, bluegrass, country) w/ Locust Honey, 9pm JaCk of hearts pub Skunk Ruckus ("hillbilly gutrock"), 9pm JaCk of the wood pub Sirius.B (world, gypsy, absurdist) w/ Rusty Belle, 9pm market pLaCe Patrick Fitzsimons (blues, world, jazz), 7-10pm monte vista hoteL Hope Griffin (singer-songwriter), 6:30pm
town pump Jeff Hendon (singer-songwriter), 9pm
orange peeL TCW Wrestling w/ Zombie Queen & Southbound Turnaround, 8pm
white horse Swamp Cabbage feat: Walter Parks, 7:30pm
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hoteL indigo Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/flamenco guitar), 7-10pm
one stop deLi & bar Free Dead Fridays feat: members of Phuncle Sam, 5-8pm
westviLLe pub Dave Desmelik & Betsy Franck (country, blues), 9:30pm
11:30am-2am Mon-Fri / 10:30am-2am Sat-Sun
grove park inn great haLL Donna Germano (hammered dulcimer), 2-4pm Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm
timo's house Asheville Drum 'n' Bass Collective, 10pm-2am
tressa's downtown Jazz and bLues WestSound Review (R&B, soul, dance), 8:30pm
BLUES JAM with Westville Allstars
bywater Uncommon Tradition (bluegrass), 9pm
odditorium Landbridge w/ Autarch & Bodyfather (punk, metal), 9pm
treasure CLub DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am
$
7pm
grey eagLe musiC haLL & tavern Mac Arnold's Cornbread & Greens Blues Festival, 8pm
the soCiaL Dr. Brown's team trivia, 8pm
traiLhead restaurant and bar Zydeco jam w/ Steve Burnside, 7pm
PRIZES
(Americana), 6pm
wiLd wing Cafe Electric Boogaloo, 9pm yaCht CLub Kamakazi karaoke (no control over song choice), 9pm
Friday, april 26 185 king street Deluge (jazz, rock), 8pm 5 waLnut wine bar The Get Right Band (acoustic, singersongwriter), 10pm aLtamont theater Bill Mize (fingerstyle guitar), 8pm apotheCary Zomes (kraut-pop, drone) w/ Mendocino & Gardener, 9pm athena's CLub Mark Appleford (blues, folk, rock), 7-10pm DJ, 10pm-2am bier garden DJ Don Magic, 9pm-1am bLaCk mountain aLe house Sean Mason Trio (jazz, funk), 9pm bLue mountain pizza Cafe Rocket Science, 7pm boiLer room Poet Radio w/ Mystery Cult, Friendly Beasts & Elk Tracks (rock), 9pm bywater Funky Miracle (funk, soul), 9pm CLub eLeven on grove Latin night, 10pm CLub hairspray Dance party, 8pm Drag show, 12:15am doubLe Crown Friday night hootenanny w/ DJ Greg Cartwright, 9pm emeraLd Lounge Jeanne Jolly (singer-songwriter) w/ Nikki Talley & Lydia Salnikova, 9pm frenCh broad brewery tasting room Dave Desmelik & Betsy Frank
paCk's tavern Ashli Rose (indie acoustic), 9pm phoenix Lounge One Leg Up (gypsy jazz, swing), 8pm pisgah brewing Company DeRoberts & the Half Truths (soul), 8pm red stag griLL Chris Rhodes (guitar, vocals), 8-11pm root bar no. 1 Jeff Thompson (soul, folk), 9pm sCandaLs nightCLub Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 1am south side station Karaoke, 9pm straightaway Cafe Wilhelm Brothers (roots, folk), 6pm taLLgary's Cantina Rory Kelly's Triple Threat (rock), 9:30pm town pump Linda Mitchell Trio (jazz), 9pm treasure CLub DJ Mike, 6:30pm-2am tressa's downtown Jazz and bLues Al Coffee & Da Grind (blues, soul, R&B), 10pm vanuatu kava bar Caleb Beissert & friends (electro-coustic, ambient, improv), 9pm white horse Clan Destiny Circus (circus, dance) w/ Big Ben & the Clocktowers (jazz, swing), 8pm
Saturday, april 27
CLub hairspray Dance party, 8pm Drag show, 12:15am doubLe Crown Drunken Prayer (alt-country, rock) w/ Unholy Trio & DJ Lorruh, 10pm eLaine's dueLing piano bar Dueling Pianos (rock 'n' roll sing-a-long), 9pm-1am emeraLd Lounge Free Radio (hip-hop), 9pm frenCh broad brewery tasting room Empty Bottle String Band (old-time, Americana), 6pm grey eagLe musiC haLL & tavern Akron/Family (folk, psychedelic, rock) w/ Loamlands & M. Geddes Gengras, 9pm grove park inn great haLL Bill Covington (piano classics & standards), 6-9pm Bob Zullo Quartet (Latin, jazz, pop), 9pm-midnight hoteL indigo Juan Buenavitas & friends (Spanish/flamenco guitar), 7-10pm isis restaurant and musiC haLL All Go West Festival, noon-2am JaCk of hearts pub Paco Shipp (singer-songwriter), 9pm JaCk of the wood pub The Get Right Band (rock, funk, reggae) w/ David Earl & the Plowshares, 9pm Lexington ave brewery (Lab) Back stage: Modoc (rock) w/ The Go Devils, 9:30pm monte vista hoteL Justin Eisenman (Americana), 6pm odditorium All Go West after party, 9pm oLive or twist 42nd Street Jazz Band, 8-11pm one stop deLi & bar Bluegrass brunch w/ Jay Franck (of Sanctum Sully), 11am orange peeL Yo La Tengo (indie rock), 9pm oskar bLues brewery Fayssoux McLean (country, singersongwriter), 6pm paCk's tavern A Social Function Unplugged (acoustic pop, classic hits), 9pm phoenix Lounge Damian LeMaster & the Part Time Gentlemen (pop, rock), 9pm pisgah brewing Company Pimps of Joytime (funk) w/ Alan Evans Trio, 9pm purpLe onion Cafe Deep River (country, pop), 8pm root bar no. 1 Eric Bettencourt (folk), 9pm sCandaLs nightCLub Dance party, 10pm Drag show, 12:30am southern appaLaChian brewery Vintage motorcycle show
185 king street Marrietta's Palm (reggae, rock), 8pm
straightaway Cafe R&R Crossing, 6pm
5 waLnut wine bar Jamar Woods Acoustic Band (soul, funk), 10pm
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pickoftheweek GinGer & rosa JJJJ
Director: Sally Potter (OrlandO) PlayerS: elle Fanning, alice englert, aleSSanDro nivola, chriStina henDrickS, timothy SPall CominG-of-aGe Drama
rateD PG-13
The Story: Two teenage girls struggle with growing up in ‘60s London with the specter of nuclear war hanging in the background.
Sally Potter’s Ginger & Rosa is an exercise in efficiency. There’s nary a wasted composition nor scene. Writer-director Potter doesn’t feel the need to spoon-feed the audience. She evidences her trust in allowing the audience to pick up nuance within the plot, and that’s refreshing, but there’s a downside to this trust in that the film often feels too dramatically slender. At its base, Ginger & Rosa is little more than a drama of the kitchen-sink school — and with a belief in its own importance that’s never quite justified by what’s onscreen. The film likely works better if you relate to its subject matter about growing up as a teenage girl in 1960s London during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Besides my obviously never having been a teenage girl, there are a few reasons why I don’t quite connect with Potter’s concerns — mostly because my interests in ‘60s London lie in the music and film of the time. Oddly, that’s something the movie never touches on. Despite these flaws, Ginger & Rosa is made by a filmmaker with a welcome sensitivity to her subjects — and it’s a striking film. In fact, this is one of the more visually appealing films I’ve seen this year. While Potter claims that Ginger & Rosa isn’t autobiographical, there’s an obvious connection here (Potter was the same age as her main characters during that time, for instance). The film’s and this personal aspect is what makes it worth paying attention to. Potter clearly cares about her characters, and she’s especially astute at showing the pain and confusion that comes hand-in-hand with the infinite optimism inherent in growing up. Viewed through the eyes of the titular Ginger (Elle Fanning, We Bought a Zoo) and Rosa (Alice Englert, Beautiful Creatures), the journey into adulthood is personified in the former’s political awakening in the face of nuclear war, and the latter’s sexual enlightenment. With their entire lives ahead of them — and the possibilities this affords Ginger and Rosa — we see them in contrast to Ginger’s mother (Christina Hendricks), who gave up her dreams of being a
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oz the Great and Powerful 2D (PG) 1:10, 3:50, 8:50
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Quartet (PG-13) 11:00, 6:30
the Croods 2D (PG) 1:40, 4:05, 6:30, 8:55 evil Dead (r) 2:00, 4:25, 6:50, 9:15
Annette Bening and Elle Fanning in Sally Potter's coming-of-age drama set in London of the early 1960s, Ginger & Rosa. painter when she became pregnant as a teenager. In a cinematic world ruled almost exclusively by men, Ginger & Rosa is firmly feminine. While Potter obviously understands her characters and handles them gently — an approach that engenders sympathy in the viewer — there’s not much depth to either girl. Rosa is ruled by little more than a stilted, wrong-headed idea of love, while Ginger is driven by an inherent desire to save the world and a general sense of teenage angst. The film’s subtlety exists in the way Potter tells a story that’s had all the fat cut off of it. While this simple, uncomplicated approach is often a welcome relief from the raft of bloated pictures that come down the pike, it has the unfortunate consequence of making Ginger & Rosa feel a bit slight. Regardless of these faults, the film remains genteel, wonderfully crafted and intensely personal — traits that make Potter’s film worth a look. Rated PG-13 for mature disturbing thematic material involving teen choices — sexuality, drinking, smoking, and for language. reviewed by Justin Souther Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas
42 JJJ
Director: Brian helgelanD (The Order) PlayerS: chaDwick BoSeman, harriSon ForD, nicole Beharie, chriStoPher meloni sPorts BioPiC
rateD PG-13
The Story: The tale of Jackie Robinson and the hardships he faced breaking baseball’s color barrier. The Lowdown: A basic biopic that’s too straightforward and heavy-handed, but perfectly solid if you’re looking for nothing more than an uplifting sportscrowd-pleaser.
As a baseball fan, I wouldn’t argue that the story of Jackie Robinson breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier is a worthy topic for a film. I will say, however, that Brian Helgeland’s 42 is not up to its topic. Here, we end up with a finished product that’s a veritable clown car of everything wrong with the biopic as a genre. It’s just a bit too stolid, a bit too corny and way too heavy-handed. This picture is solid if you’re looking for little more than a formulaic crowd-pleaser of the uplifting sports variety — but be prepared for a film that’s been slathered in sincerity and has the production values of a TV sudser. The film depicts a large swath of Robinson’s (here played by TV actor Chadwick Boseman) time before and during his rookie season. It begins with him playing in the Negro Leagues and advancing thanks to Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey (a game Harrison Ford, playing someone other than Harrison Ford for the first time in his career), who plans to make Robinson Major League Baseball’s first black player. From what I can gather, writer-director Helgeland was intent on making 42 as true-to-life as possible, and there’s an acute attention to detail. While it’s an admirable approach, it creates a film that’s too dependent on a story with no clear dramatic arc. Ultimately, the whole thing comes across as little more than a series of anecdotes — like an adaptation of a Wikipedia page with all the dramatic coherence that the analogy suggests. These bits and pieces are cobbled together to make an uneven movie that switches back and forth between superfluous filler (including scads of footage left in the movie only because it happened in real life) and heavy-handed preachiness. The film’s entire purpose is to shine a light
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the Croods 3D (PG) 1:10, 3:30, 5:55, 8:20
The Lowdown: An often visually striking, yet quiet film with a superb cast that ultimately feels a bit too slight.
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G.i. Joe: retaliation 3D (PG-13) 1:20, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 G.i. Joe: retaliation 2D (PG-13) 2:05, 4:45, 7:30, 10:05 the host (PG-13) 1:25, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 identity thief (r) 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 Jurassic Park 3D (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 olympus has fallen (r) 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 scary movie 5 (PG-13) 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 7:55, 10:20 n Carolina Cinemas (274-9500)
42 (PG-13) 11:00, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 the Croods 3D (PG) 11:00 the Croods 2D (PG) 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:15, 9:35 evil Dead (r) 1:45, 3:50, 6:00, 8:05, 10:15 Ginger & rosa (PG-13) 11:00, 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50 Jurassic Park 3D (PG-13) 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 like someone in love (nr) 11:30, 2:15, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 oblivion (PG-13)
scary movie 5 (PG-13) 11:10, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00 silver linings Playbook (r) 11:00, 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:45 trance (r) 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:15, 9:40 n CineBarre (6657776) n Co-eD Cinema BrevarD (883-2200)
oblivion (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 n ePiC of henDersonville (6931146) n fine arts theatre (232-1536)
hava nagila: the movie (nr) 7:00 thu. 7 p.m. only the Place Beyond the Pines (r) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 (no 7 p.m. show thu., april 25), late show Fri-Sat 9:50 trance (r) 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, late show Fri-Sat 9:40 n flatroCk Cinema (697-2463)
42 (PG-13) 3:30 (no 3:30 show Sun, april 21), 7:00 n reGal Biltmore GranDe staDium 15 (684-1298) n uniteD artists BeauCatCher (2981234)
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on the racism that was prevalent not only in baseball at the time, but throughout America. And while I don’t doubt the veracity of what Helgeland is presenting, 42 proceeds in an exhausting ham-fisted fashion. In 42, there’s little nuance. There’s one moment toward the beginning of the film where Robinson and other black players are described in purely stereotypical terms — as lazy thugs, for instance. This is interesting because there remains a tendency today to judge athletes in the same stereotypical terms, but the film goes nowhere with this idea. Instead, 42 shows racism in simple, monochrome terms, while never delving deeper into how these concepts might still persist today. Going beyond a simple good versus bad approach might’ve made 42 a great film, but Helgeland isn’t shooting for greatness. Instead he’s settling for a film that’s little more than another uplifting sports flick. Within these limited aims, 42 is perfectly agreeable, but it lacks any true power. Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including language. reviewed by Justin Souther Playing at Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Flat Rock Cinema, Regal Biltmore Grande, United Artists Beaucatcher
LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE JJJJ
Director: AbbAs KiArostAmi (Certified Copy) PlAyers: rin tAKAnAshi, tADAshi oKuno, ryo KAse, DenDen, mihoKo suzuKi DRAMA
RAtED NR
The Story: A call girl is sent to spend the evening with an elderly professor and a strange kinship begins. The Lowdown: A slight, slow-moving, fragile little movie that will either haunt you with its vagueness, or frustrate you beyond endurance. I do think it’s worth a look, but it’s definitely for specialized tastes. Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s latest film, Like Someone in Love, once more finds the director working in a foreign country — this time, it’s Japan — and is even smaller in scale than his last film, Certified Copy (2011). In fact, there are those who will say that nothing happens in Like Someone in Love — and that’s not entirely untrue. While a good bit happens in the film, it mostly happens internally or offscreen.
Just when it appears that the film is about to erupt into more traditional action, we have a single moment of shock — and the movie is over. This is a slender tale and a fragile little movie. From that description you can probably determine that the film is mostly going to appeal to a specific and relatively narrow audience. It also has the misfortune of opening locally during an already crowded art film run. In short, this poor movie is likely to get overlooked. And that’s too bad, because if you can meet Like Someone in Love on its terms, it has much to recommend it. Like Someone in Love is a simple story — and one that takes a frustratingly long time setting itself up. Akiko (Rin Takanishi) is a call girl in Tokyo — a call-girl university student with an exceedingly jealous boyfriend, Noriaki (Ryo Kase), who is unaware of her second life. Much to her displeasure (she originally had plans to meet with her grandmother), Akiko is sent to entertain an elderly man in the suburbs. This turns out to be a retired professor and a still practicing academic named Takashi (Tadashi Okuno), who seems to be more desirous of company than sex. In fact — like much in the film — we never know whether or not the latter takes place. But in the morning, Takashi has clearly taken on a grandfatherly role — one that will enmesh him in the situation between Akiko and Noriaki. If I tell you much more than that, I’ll have told you the whole film — and yet I will have told you nothing. What happens in the film happens more within the characters than without. How well that works depends entirely on how much you feel you understand them. Those familiar with Certified Copy will soon identify stylistic similarities. For example, Kiarostami seems to have an obsession with staging dialogue scenes through car windshields while the characters are moving. I suspect this is as much an attempt to keep us at a distance from the characters as it is a stylistic touch. Similarly, the characters here are even more opaque than those in Certified Copy. We can never be sure they present themselves as they are — or even as they think they are. Don’t misunderstand — the pleasures here are small yet haunting. If you can spare the time, this little movie is definitely worth a look. Not Rated reviewed by Ken Hanke Starts Friday at Carolina Cinemas
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Director: MalcolM D. lee (Soul Men) Players: ashley tisDale, siMon rex, erica ash, Katt WilliaMs, snooP Dog cretinouS claptrap Horror Spoof rated pG-13
The Story: Witless horror movie spoof. The Lowdown: If you want to waste 80 minutes of your life, here’s your chance. Don’t. Don’t go see this. Don’t subject yourself to this. Don’t subject your brain to this. Don’t give these people your money and encourage them to make more of this rubbish. Put your foot down. Put both feet down. Just say "no" to the death of millions of brain cells — your brain cells. For the love of humanity, do not see this almost-a-movie. Oh, I have no doubt that humanity will survive
this. If it survived 20-plus years of Hee-Haw, humanity can survive one more crummy spoof movie. But why should it have to? More to the point, why should you have to? For that matter, if you’re over the age of 13, why would want to see this? (If you have an answer to that, you probably should keep it to yourself.) Scary Movie 5 isn’t even just more of the same. It’s more of the same on drugs that get you banned from professional sports. Like most of these spoof movies, it’s mostly a repository of pop culture references. In this case, we get bits and pieces of The Cabin in the Woods, Mama, Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 2, Sinister, Black Swan, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Inception, Fifty Shades of Grey, and the new Evil Dead. (Yes, it takes us all the way back to last week and the new Evil Dead — somebody must have seen it early or borrowed a screenplay.) Oh, yes, it also drags in The Help. The Help? Oh, come now, you didn’t really think anything as scatologically inclined as one of these pictures was going to overlook the possibilities of some excrement baked goods, did you? If there’s one thing the people behind this movie know, it’s excrement. After all, excrement, flatulence, bodily fluids and any reference to any kind of sex is comedy gold — ask any child of 6. Apparently, David Zucker and Pat Proft did. Most of the "plot" here is taken from Mama with a detour into Black Swan and sketches or passing references involving the rest. Little of this has any actual comic point to make. It’s more like a game of Trivial Pursuit without game pieces or winners. The idea seems to be that the mere recognition of the sources is funny. The ability to identify just what movie is being supposedly spoofed is perhaps a barometer of intellect. (Personally, I’m inclined to feel a little embarrassed to have known that the business with the robotic pool cleaner was drawn from Paranormal Activity 2. It seems to me I ought to have been able to purge that from my mind.) In a perfect world, viewers who score high on their pop culture literacy would be given prizes — preferably passes to real movies. This is all performed by people you’ve mostly never heard of and is peppered with cameos by people you’d probably like to hear no more about — like Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan — or also never heard of (who is Mac Miller?). If the real people aren’t available, then you get impersonators. Can’t actually get Morgan Freeman to narrate? No, problem. Hire an impressionist (Josh Robert Thompson). Can’t get Tyler Perry to do his Madea schtick? Well, there’s actually a Madea impersonator named Lewis Thompson (who in his self-penned bio on IMDb assures us he trained at the Actor, Model, Talent for Christ Convention in Orlando). And if you can’t get the real Honey Boo Boo — and unthinkable as that is, they apparently couldn’t — there’s one of those, too. Can things possibly get more dispiriting than that? The film ends with the Morgan Freeman impressionist telling us that what we’ve learned from the film is that mankind is pathetic. I don’t know about mankind, but the people responsible for this movie certainly are. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language, some drug material, partial nudity, comic violence and gore. reviewed by Ken Hanke Playing at Carmike 10, Carolina Cinemas, Epic of Hendersonville, Regal Biltmore Grande
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ChadwiCk Boseman, harrison Ford, niCole Beharie, Christopher meloni Sports Biopic The tale of Jackie Robinson and the hardships he faced breaking baseball’s color barrier. A basic biopic that’s too straightforward and heavyhanded, but perfectly solid if you’re looking for nothing more than an uplifting sports-crowd-pleaser. Rated PG-13
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tina Fey, paul rudd, nat wolFF, lily tomlin, miChael sheen Comedy A by-the-book Princeton admissions officer’s life is turned upside down when — among other things — she finds out a teen (who may or may not be the son she once gave up for adoption) is trying to get into her school. A refreshingly mature, intelligent, good-hearted comedy that unfortunately slips a bit into the realm of forgettable. Rated PG-13
oz The GreAT And powerful JJJ
James FranCo, mila kunis, raChel weisz, miChelle williams, zaCh BraFF, Bill CoBBs, Joey king, tony Cox Fantasy An unauthorized, but very obvious prequel to the 1939 Wizard of Oz. Good-looking, likable, but hardly the definitive Oz film it wants to be — and one that suffers from largely efficient, but faceless direction, and the usual longer-than-needed running time. Rated PG
The plACe Beyond The pines JJJJJ
ryan gosling, Bradley Cooper, eVa mendes, dane dehaan, emory Cohen, Ben mendelsohn Drama Three stories — involving a dirt-bike-riding bank robber, a small-town cop and their respective sons — intersect. An often flawed, overlong drama that remains worthy of attention because of its humanely drawn characters and sheer ambition. Rated R
The Croods JJJJJ
QuArTeT JJJJ
evil deAd JJJ
sCAry movie 5 J
(VoiCes) niColas Cage, emma stone, Catherine keener, ryan reynolds, Cloris leaChman, Clark duke Animated Adventure A Stone Age family must learn how to adapt to a drastically changing world that threatens to become — literally — a thing of the past. Spectacular-looking, exciting and (I dare say) even moving animated film with extremely good voice casting. It’s nothing at all like the film the trailer suggests and even though it’s not Chris Sanders’ earlier Lilo & Stitch or How to Train Your Dragon, it’s still very good indeed. Rated PG
Jane leVy, shiloh Fernandez, lou taylor puCCi, JessiCa luCas, elizaBeth BlaCkmore Splattery Horror A group of 20-somethings find an aged book of occultism in the incredibly spacious basement of a cabin. One of them foolishly reads from it. Nastiness ensues. Slick, gory, reasonably efficient remake of the 1981 Sam Raimi cult favorite. It’s OK, but apart from a pretty terrific ending, it’s nothing you haven’t seen before — plenty of times. Rated R
G.i. Joe: reTAliATion J
dwayne Johnson, adrianne paliCki, d.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun lee, BruCe willis Action The members of G.I. Joe team are attacked and nearly destroyed as the evil cabal that is Cobra attempts to bring the world to its knees. A cheesy, charmless blow-em-up, heavy in dumb, macho action-movie clichés that’s short on tact. Rated PG-13
GinGer & rosA JJJJ
elle Fanning, aliCe englert, alessandro niVola, Christina hendriCks, timothy spall Coming-of-Age Drama Two teenage girls struggle with growing up in ‘60s London with the specter of nuclear war hanging in the background. An often visually striking, yet quiet film with a superb cast that ultimately feels a bit too slight. Rated PG-13
The hosT J
saoirse ronan, max irons, william hurt, Jake aBel, diane kruger Mushy Sci-fi Romance Sci-Fi silliness about aliens taking over earthlings’ bodies — with timeout for teen passions. Unbelievably tedious, occasionally unintentionally funny, teencentric sci-fi soaper that moves at a pace that makes 125 minutes seem like it must be no more than three or four days. Rated PG-13
idenTiTy Thief J
Jason Bateman, melissa mCCarthy, amanda peet, t.i., genesis roriguez, John Cho Raunch-com When a woman steals a man’s identity and runs up astronomical debts, her victim tracks her down in search of reparation. Overlong, distasteful, strikingly unfunny and badly written. It’s not directed all that well either. Rated R
like someone in love JJJJ
rin takanashi, tadashi okuno, ryo kase, denden, mihoko suzuki Drama A call girl is sent to spend the evening with an elderly professor and a strange kinship begins. A slight, slow-moving, fragile little movie that will either haunt you with its vagueness, or frustrate you beyond endurance. I do think it’s worth a look, but it’s definitely for specialized tastes. Rated NR
olympus hAs fAllen J
gerard Butler, aaron eCkhart, morgan Freeman, dylan mCdermott, angela Bassett, melissa leo Jingoistic Revenge Action Renegade North Korean terrorists take over the White House and one Secret Service agent must save the president — and possibly the United States itself. Preposterous, yet utterly predictable, nasty little jingoistic thriller with bad special effects. Loud, mean-spirited, fairly appalling Die Hard rip-off that will probably make a fortune. Rated R
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maggie smith, tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, pauline Collins, miChael gamBon Comedy Drama Life at a retirement home for musicians and musical performers is disrupted by the arrival of a famous diva and the threat of the home being shut down if their annual gala isn’t a big success. A rather familiar story is given a first-rate treatment by an excellent cast and assured direction. Extremely enjoyable, especially for Anglophiles and fans of the stars. Rated PG-13
ashley tisdale, simon rex, eriCa ash, katt williams, snoop dog Cretinous Claptrap Horror Spoof Witless horror movie spoof. If you want to waste 80 minutes of your life, here’s your chance. Rated PG-13
silver lininGs plAyBook JJJJJ
Bradley Cooper, JenniFer lawrenCe, roBert de niro, JaCki weaVer, Chris tuCker, anupam kher Romantic Comedy Unusual screwball romantic comedy about two very dysfunctional people. Richly rewarding, funny, fresh and touching romantic comedy that both adheres to the genre while taking it to new places. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence make for a very appealing couple — and get great support from the rest of the A-list cast. Rated R
sToker JJJJJ
mia wasikowska, niCole kidman, matthew goode, JaCki weaVer, dermot mulroney, alden ehrenreiCh Mystery Suspense Thriller When her father dies in an accident, India Stoker finds her world turned upside down by the arrival of a mysterious uncle, who may be romancing her mother, or possibly her, but whose motives are as cloudy as his past. Ultra stylish mystery thriller from South Korean filmmaker Chan-wook Park with excellent performances from its high-powered cast. Far and away the best movie to come out this year thus far. Rated R
TrAnCe JJJJJ
James mCaVoy, VinCent Cassel, rosario dawson, danny sapani, matt Cross, wahaB sheikh Dark Twisty Thriller Fast-paced combination heist movie and psychological thriller about the theft of a painting, and its incredibly convoluted aftermath where what you think you know is almost always wrong. Cheekily amoral, unbelievably complex, dark, humored thriller from Danny Boyle that’s reminiscent of his earlier work. Deep? Probably not, but as an act of pure filmmaking it’s a must-see. Rated R
Tyler perry’s TempATion J
Jurnee smollett-Bell, lanCe gross, kim kardashian, Vanessa williams, roBBie Jones, Brandy norwood, renée taylor Cautionary Drama Moralizing cautionary drama about the wages of sin and leaving your husband for a slick millionaire sociopath. Quite possibly, it’s the most appalling movie Tyler Perry has churned out in ages. What more needs be said? Rated PG-13
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damien wayne eChols, Jason Baldwin, Jessie misskelley, lorris daVis Documentary Documentary on the West Memphis Three and the efforts to prove them innocent of the murders for which they were convicted in 1994. If you know little about the case, this should be one suspenseful moviegoing experience. If you’re familiar with the case, it ought to still prove a compelling watch because of the amassed and distilled information. Rated R
specialscreenings Gojira (Godzilla) JJJJJ Sci-Fi Horror rated Nr In Brief: Well, the big boy is back — proving that you can't keep the mightiest of all monsters down. It's only been about three months since our pal Gojira — or Godzilla as he came to be known here — was in town to stomp and blast his way through Tokyo. World Cinema realizes you can't have enough kaiju — especially in this first one, here seen in its original Japanese version. There were countless sequels and imitations, but no subsequent film got anywhere near the darkly grim tone of this one. Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Gojira (Godzilla) Friday, April 19 at Phil Mechanic Studios, 109 Roberts St., River Arts District (upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www. ashevillecourtyard.com.
re-aNimator JJJJJ SplatStick Horror rated Nr In Brief: Believe it or not, this is the third anniversary of the Thursday Horror Picture Show — three solid years in pursuit of making Asheville warped. (Weird is so old hat by now.) That's a lot of blood under the bridge. And speaking of blood, the evening is being marked with a screening of the movie that kicked the whole thing off in 2010: Stuart Gordon's outrageously gory, warped and funny debut film, Re-Animator. It's the film that officially gave the splatstick horror movie — movies in which the blood and violence were deliberately funny — to the world. And, as is often the case, it's the original that's the best. The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen Re-Animator Thursday, April 18 at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther
tHe SHiNiNG JJJJJ Horror rated r In Brief: Here is a rare opportunity to see Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece of horror on the big screen — and in a brand new digital cinema print, meaning it probably looks better than it did in 1980 when it was first released. Kubrick is one of those filmmakers whose work truly cries out for big screen presentation, and The Shining is no exception. Whether seeing it properly for the first time in more than 30 years will help you unravel whether it's a plain horror movie, a psychological horror movie or a black comedy of a horror movie (or maybe all three and more) is another matter, but if you love cinema, you owe it to yourself to see it as it was meant to be seen. The Asheville Film Society's Big Screen Budget Series will show The Shining Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. in one of the downstairs theaters at The Carolina Asheville. Admission is $5 for AFS members and $7 for the general public.
SoyleNt GreeN JJJJ dyStopiaN ScieNce FictioN rated pG-13 In Brief: Soylent Green is one of those movies that has drifted into the lexicon of popular culture based entirely on one line — the last in the film — that it can't be repeated in any fair critique because that famous line gives away the whole point of the movie. On its own merits — devoid of that line — it really isn't a particularly good movie. In most respects, it's a cheesily predictable slab of 1970s dystopian sci-fi with the usual (and now quaint) trappings of its time and its time's vision of what'll be "cool" in the future. The Hendersonville Film Society will show Soylent Green Sunday, April 21 at 2 p.m. in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community (behind Epic Cinemas), 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.
tHat NiGHt iN rio JJJJ muSical comedy rated Nr In Brief: Brightly Technicolored musical comedy with a workable — and charmingly silly — plot involving mistaken identities, That Night in Rio scores its biggest points in the teaming of Carmen Miranda and Don Ameche as constantly bickering nightclub entertainers in Rio. Alice Faye (who always seems too smart for these pictures) and a second Don Ameche (this one a womanizing baron) play another couple. The plot kicks in when nightclub Ameche stands in for Baron Ameche. Agreeably amusing movie with above average songs and three appealing stars. The Asheville Film Society will screen That Night in Rio Tuesday, April 23 at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.
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FAMILy PRESERVATION SERVICES OF NORTH CAROLINA Is a CABHA with both Adult and Child continuums. We are experiencing significant growth and are in need of the following positions: Clinical Coordinator, Provisionally Licensed Therapists, Fully Licensed Therapists, Intensive In-Home Leads, Intensive InHome Q’s, Community Support Team Q’s and AP’s, Day Treatment Therapists, Q’s and AP’s. Please send your resume to: Jrobichaud@fpscorp.com
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OVERNIGHT CAREGIVERS • You can make a difference! Responsibilities may include: companionship and conversation, light housekeeping, dementia care, and personal care services. We offer flexible assignments based on functional matching factors, such as location and availability. Individual responsibilities vary, as per client-specific needs and requests. We thoroughly screen all applicants for bonding and insuring purposes. Compassionate, professional and dependable individuals will be considered. We have CNA, IHA and Companion positions available. Our multi-phase training will provide you with the tools you need to become a successful CAREGiver. Come work for the home care industry leader and Employer of Choice. Home Instead Senior Care • 828-274-4406 or hbauer@ homeinstead.com. Applications by appointment only. Must be over 21 to apply. SOLSTICE EAST • A residential treatment center for female adolescents located in Weaverville, NC (15 minutes north of downtown Asheville). Our program specializes in the treatment of trauma, loss, attachment and addiction. We emphasize a relationship-based approach in a small, nurturing environment. • We are currently seeking a masters or PhD-level licensed therapist to join our clinical team. • Expertise with trauma and loss required. Experience in adolescent residential treatment preferred. A therapist caseload includes a maximum of six clients, and provides individual, family and group therapy weekly. • This is a salaried, full-time position including benefits (Health benefits, Personal leave). REQUIREMENTS: Masters degree or Ph.D. from an accredited graduate program in a behavioral health-related field, including graduate degrees in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy. • Must have current licensure within their professions (LAC, LPC, LMFT, LCSW etc.) by their respective State Boards and be eligible for and acquire licensure in the state of North Carolina. • Experience working with trauma and loss with female adolescents. • Experience in adolescent residential treatment. • Excellent communicator. * Ability to work in team environment, and to work independently. • Excellent organization skills. • Ability to lead large group activities. Salary: DOE, competitive. • Contact Information: Kyle Gillett <kyle@solsticertc.com> (828) 484-9928.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR Mountain Area Recovery Center is seeking Licensed Substance Abuse Counselors. We have clinics located in Asheville and Clyde, North Carolina. Candidates will provide substance abuse services, including but not limited to, assessments/ screening, intake, client orientation, person centered planning, case management, intervention, client education, and plan and lead structured process and theme centered groups. We offer competitive pay WITH benefits: medical, dental, life, short-term disability, flexible spending account, 401-K, pto, paid holidays, and a flexible work environment in this challenging, yet highly rewarding field. If you are up to the challenge, please e-mail your resume to rhonda.ingle@ marc-otp.com or fax to attention: Rhonda Ingle at 828-2529512. EOE
WE NEED "THERAPEUTIC FOSTER PARENTS" • To find out more about becoming a foster parent call Debbie Trainings are free and held on a regular basis. The MENTOR Network debbie.smiley@thementornetwork.com WNC GROUP HOMES • Provides residential services for adolescence and adult with Autism, Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Illness. • We are currently recruiting Resident Teachers for full time position on 2nd shift, part time weekend shift and part time Relief. • Additionally, applications are now being accepted for Summer Program positions. This temporary position is from mid May through mid August, Monday – Friday 7:30am-3pm. Please see website for more details about job requirements, training and current position schedules. www.wncgrouphomes.org WNC Group Homes 28 Pisgah View Ave Asheville, NC 828.274.7171
FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF WNC • is experiencing significant growth and is in need of fully licensed and provisionally staff for the Asheville, Hendersonville, Polk and Rutherford offices.
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A-B TECH INSTRUCTOR, PHySICAL EDUCATION • SUMMARY: Teach PED 145 (Basketball – Beginning) and PED 117/118 (Weight Training I & II) to college-level students this Fall semester. • MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1. Master’s degree in Physical Education. • PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: 1. Experience teaching at the Community College or College-level; 2. Experience coaching at the high school level or higher. • SALARY RANGE: $30.75 per contact hour. Please visit https://abtcc. peopleadmin.com/postings/2141 for more information and application instructions. EARTH SCIENCE EDUCAtoR • PT/FT. Must have teaching experience and comprehensive knowledge of Earth science including geology and astronomy. Computer literate and comfortable with technology based teaching tools. Curriculum and program development experience helpful. Resumes only to: info@colburnmuseum.org. No phone calls, please. MUSIC TEACHER • ArtSpace Charter School is seeking an innovative, energetic music teacher to join its arts integration team beginning August 2013. Candidate must be willing to work in a collaborative learning environment and hold a current NC Teaching Certification in Music. Experience teaching general, choral and instrumental music are also required. Please email a cover letter and resume by May 1 to: resumes@artspacecharter. org with email subject heading “Music Teacher.” SUMMER CAMP ASSIStants PT/FT. Experience with children in informal learning environment required, day camp experience preferred. Must possess the ability to work in a team setting, lead
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freewillastrology TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
I'm happy to report that help from the invisible world is available to you right now. Of course you won't be able to use it, let alone tune in to it, if you don't believe there is any such thing as help from the invisible world. So if you are the type of person who is very sure that reality consists of nothing more than what your senses reveal, I suggest that you temporarily suspend that belief. And if you are someone who has had direct experiences with blessings that come from the unseen realm, be aware that the imminent delivery is quite different from those you have known in the past.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) In her book A Monster's Notes, Laurie Sheck describes the nuances of the term "ghost" in the German language. A mediocre wine may be called unghostly, she says. A witty, lively person is "Rich in Ghostliness," whereas a dull, blank type "has no ghost in him." In this spirit, Gemini, I suspect you will have some pretty fine ghostliness working for you in the coming weeks. And there's a good chance that part of your extra-special mojo will arise from your creative engagement with energies that resemble the more traditional definition of "ghost."
CANCER (June 21-July 22) A one-minute video commercial for The Cosmopolitan luxury resort in Las Vegas shows an elegant woman at a sumptuous feast. She's eagerly holding her dinner plate up to her face so she can lick it clean of its last delicious taste. The scene shifts to a well-dressed man who's down on all fours serving as a chair for a chic woman. She applies her make-up while gazing into the shiny mirror-like surface of a high-heeled shoe. New scene: An 80-year-old woman pats the butt of a handsome young stud with whom she's slow-dancing. At the end of the ad, a catchphrase appears: "Just the right amount of wrong." I say, let that be your mantra in the coming week, Cancerian.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Albert Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity in 1916. It had radical implications for the field of theoretical physics, but remained an unproven concept until 1919. Then a British physicist verified its accuracy with evidence gathered during a solar eclipse. The Times newspaper in London announced the event with the headline "Revolution in Science: New Theory of the Universe, Newtonian Theories Overthrown." Not wanting to be left behind, The New York Times assigned one of its own journalists to cover the revolution. Unfortunately, the person they sent was a sports reporter whose specialty was golf. His article was less than illuminating. The moral of the story, as far as you're concerned, Leo: When big developments are underway, show up at full strength, with all your powers engaged.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) The writer Oliver Burkeman has some advice that would be helpful for you Aries folks to hear right now: “When you assume your current preferences won’t alter, you’ll make bad decisions: embarking on a career or marriage, say, not with a view to its durability, but solely based on how it makes you feel now.” I am most definitely not predicting that you are about to make the kind of bad decision Burkeman refers to. I’m sure my warning here in this horoscope will derail any temptation you might have to make shortsighted moves.
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21) The famous philosopher John Searle unleashed a witty dig about the famous philosopher Jacques Derrida, saying he is "the sort of philosopher who gives bullshit a bad name." One of your fun assignments in the coming week, Sagittarius, is to do the opposite of what Derrida's work does. In other words, give bullshit a good name. How? Well, you could engage in creative verbal expressions that boost morale and propagate delight and lubricate worthwhile connections. Make up noble fictions that are more accurate and useful that the literal truth. Spread uplifting gossip that heals and invigorates.
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"Never to get lost is not to live," writes Rebecca Solnit in her book A Field Guide to Getting Lost. In fact, she says that not knowing how to get lost is unhealthy. These are useful ideas to consider right now, Virgo. It will probably do you good to get at least semi-lost. As you wander around without a map or compass, I bet you will stumble upon important teachings. At the same time, I hope you will put some thought into how you're going to get lost. Don't just leave it to chance. Make sure there's a method in your madness.
"The ideal piano player is the one who wants to be the piano," says a character in Thomas Bernhard's novel The Loser. He continues: "I say to myself every day when I wake up, I want to be the Steinway, I want to be the Steinway itself." Your assignment, Capricorn, is to apply this attitude to your own personal situation. In other words, merge with the tool you want to master. Immerse yourself in the skill you're working to perfect — disappear into it. In your imagination, become completely united with the thing or person or experience you desire.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
In the English language, "low man on the totem pole" is an idiom that refers to a person who has the worst job or the least status. He or she is considered to be at the low end of the hierarchy. But it's an incorrect metaphor. The creators of the original totem poles were indigenous Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest, and for them the figure at the bottom of the pole was the most important one. I foresee the possibility of a similar situation arising in your sphere, Libra. Be alert for a misapprehension that needs to be righted. It may be the case that what's last should actually be first. Something that has been beneath or behind "more important" matters should perhaps get higher priority.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In his book Karmic Traces, Eliot Weinberger describes the life story of naked mole rats. They're animals that never leave their underground tunnels. Normally you Scorpios have nothing in common with them. But in the coming days, I'm hoping there will be one resemblance. According to Weinberger, the naked mole rats "change direction by somersaulting." Metaphorically speaking, I think this would be an excellent strategy for you. There's no need to mope cautiously as you alter your course. No need to be lackadaisical and fitful and full of doubts. Just spring into action with a cheery bounce, and move on with a renewed sense of purpose.
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"The trouble with our age is that it is all signpost and no destination," said writer Louis Kronenberger. I'm concerned that you may have fallen under the sway of this kind of myopia, Aquarius. A steady stream of useful tips and clues has been appearing, but you're missing some of them. Your long-range goals aren't sufficiently clear, so you don't always recognize the significance of new revelations. Here's the cure: In your imagination, create a vivid picture of your next big destination.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) A group of bicyclists in Southern California challenged a blogger to a race. They said they could cover the 38.4 miles from North Hollywood to Long Beach faster on their bikes than the blogger could get there by plane. As it turned out, they were right. Their trip took an hour and 34 minutes. As for the blogger, he had to drive to the airport, wait for the plane to depart, fly to a different airport, then catch a cab to the designated destination. He arrived about an hour after the cyclists. Can you guess which of those two modes of travel is the preferred metaphor for you this week, Pisces? The earthy, simple, stripped-down approach will get you where you need to go better than the big, elaborate, expensive method.
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